Question 1 - 1 Percent Special Purpose Local Option 1 Percent Sales Tax (SPLOST)

Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Candler County for a period of time not to exceed six (6) years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $10,800,000 to be distributed in accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for the Use and Distribution of Proceeds from the 2024 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for Capital Outlay Projects for the purpose of: (1) The County Projects will include twenty percent (20%) of the total SPLOST for a capital project related to the retirement of general obligation debt and capital projects related to capital improvements or replacement of capital equipment for: all a county buildings, county equipment for roads and bridges, recreation, public workers including solid waste collection and disposal, Sheriff functions to include jail and vehicles, communications, county general vehicles, county general administration, county information technology equipment and hardware, public safety to include EMS equipment and ambulance, fire protection equipment and vehicles and EMA capital needs, and economic development and airport capital projects; (2) The City of Metter, Georgia, Projects will include retirement of general obligation debt and capital projects needs related to capital projects or the replacement of capital equipment for: all city buildings and city equipment for fire protection, economic development services, public works, general administration, roads, public utilities to include water, wastewater, collection, distribution and treatment, drainage improvements, and general vehicle and equipment, airport capital projects; and (3) the town of Pulaski, Georgia, Projects will include capital projects related to road expansion and improvements or replacement of capital equipment for all town buildings and facilities, general administration to include Information Technology hardware and equipment, public works to include water utility system, public safety to include fire capital needs and equipment, and (4) for funding, subject to the availability of excess SPLOST proceeds, for the Candler County Industrial Authority for purposes of acquiring real property for economic development, and providing the necessary infrastructure to serve said economic development, to include, but not be limited to roads, sewer, drainage and other necessary investments?