§ 70-1. Special county one percent sales and use tax.

There is hereby authorized to be levied and collected within the county, as provided in O.C.G.A. § 48-8-110 et seq., a special one percent sales and use tax for the following purposes and in the following amounts:

(1)

Construction of roads, streets and bridges: $2,484,000.00;

(2)

Construction of improvements to the county jail and capital expenditures related to public safety: $2,173,500.00;

(3)

Capital improvements to the recreational complex: $993,600.00;

(4)

Capital improvements to the county hospital: $496,800.00; and

(5)

Capital improvements to the county library: $62,100.00.

The tax shall be imposed for a period of five years for road, street and bridge construction purposes and for five years for the other stated purposes, or until the maximum cost of those projects as stated has been realized from the net proceeds of the tax.

(Res. No. 2001-04, 4-10-2001)