SPLOST Oversight Committee

The Special Purpose Local-Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) is a one percent sales tax collected by the county to fund developments and improvements of county and city facilities, acres of green space, parks and recreation facilities, road improvements, and police and fire stations. Citizens voted for the current SPLOST in 2022..

Georgia law allows Rockdale and other counties and cities across the state to determine which projects are selected in their respective communities. Citizens’ pennies continue to make Rockdale a great place to live, work and play by improving quality of life in the County.

The SPLOST funds are managed by the SPLOST Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee is a group of volunteer citizens in charge of prioritizing and overseeing the completion of the projects as funding is collected.

SPLOST Oversight Committee Meeting Dates for 2026

February 2nd | April 20th | July  20th | October 19th

The Committee meets at the JP Carr Community Hall located at 981 Taylor St.

Membership

A group of thirty-five citizens are selected and appointed by the Board of Commissioners from citizens’ volunteer applications.

SPLOST Oversight Committee Chair – Charles Staples
SPLOST Oversight Committee Vice-Chair – Thomas C. Dean, III

2023 SPLOST Oversight Subcommittees’ Members

Fire/E911:

1. Bill Campbell – Vice-chair
2. Bill Hughey – Chair
3. Dexter Bowman
4. Doug Smith
5. John Spek

Sheriff:

1. Josh Bettenhausen
2. Michael Sellers – Chair
3. Pamela Perdue
4. Roger Cannon – Vice-chair
5. Sandra Weatherly
6. Yvonne Duncan

Courthouse:

1. Dexter Bowman – Chair
2. Nichele Ford – Vice-chair
3. Pamela Perdue
4. Roger Cannon
5. Vinette D’Andrade
6. Jeffrey Allen Spencer I

Finance:

1. Arthur Vaughn
2. Charlotte Gellert
3. Doug Smith – Chair
4. Jeffrey Allen Spencer
5. Mary C. Graco – Vice-chair
6. Nichele Ford
7. Venus Arthur
8. Yvonne Duncan

Parks & Rec.:

1. Bill Hughey
2. Jeffrey Allen Spencer
3. Josh Bettenhausen
4. Joy Douglass – Vice-chair
5. Mary C. Greco
6. Robin Berry
7. Sandra Weatherly
8. Shawn Bilak
9. Tanya A. Cobb – Chair

Transportation:

1. Arthur Vaughn – Chair
2. Bill Campbell
3. Charlotte Gellert
4. Dexter Bowman
5. Elaine Nash – Vice-chair
6. John Spek
7. Shawn Bilak
8. Vinette D’Andrade
9. Yvonne Duncan
10. James Stone

2023 SPLOST Subcommittees Meeting Schedule

Courthouse:

Chairperson – Dexter Bowman
Vice-Chair – Nichelle Ford

Quarterly meetings are scheduled in the same month as SPLOST OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE meetings.
Date: 2nd Thursday of the month; Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Administrative Bldg. 958 Milstead Ave., Conference Room 106

Rockdale County Staff liaison – Andrew Hammer, Michael Robinson, and Markus Milon.

Finance:

Chairperson – Doug Smith
Vice-Chair – Mary Greco

Quarterly meetings are scheduled in the same month as SPLOST OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE meetings.

Date: 2nd Wednesday of the month; Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Administrative Bldg. 958 Milstead Ave., Conference Room 106

Rockdale County Staff liaison – Andrew Hammer and Donna Ballard

Fire/E911:

Chairperson – Bill Hughey
Vice-Chair – Bill Campbell

Quarterly meetings are scheduled in the same month as SPLOST OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE meetings.

Date: 1st Thursday of the month; Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Headquarters FS# 7, 1496 Rockbridge Rd., NW

Rockdale County Staff liaison – Dominick Villano

Parks & Recreation:

Chairperson – Tonya Cobb
Vice-Chair – Joy Douglass

Quarterly meetings are scheduled in the same month as SPLOST OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE meetings.

Date: 2nd Monday of the month; Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Johnson Park Rec. Center, 1781 Ebenezer Rd.

Rockdale County Staff liaison – Mariah Jester

Sheriff:

Chairperson – Michael Sellers
Vice-Chair – Roger Cannon

Quarterly meetings are scheduled in the same month as SPLOST OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE meetings.

Date: 2nd Tuesday of the month; Time: 6:15 pm
Location: Executive Briefing Suite, 911 Chambers Dr.

Rockdale County Staff liaison – Ashley Baird

Transportation:

Chairperson – Arthur Vaughn
Vice-Chair – Elaine Nash

Quarterly meetings are scheduled in the same month as SPLOST OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE meetings.
Date: 2nd Thursday of the month; Time: 3:00 pm

Location: RDOT, 2570 Old Covington Hwy.

Rockdale County Staff liaison – Brittany Konopka

Be sure to check the webpage before the subcommittee meetings for the latest updates on dates and locations. For questions, please email 2023SPLOST@rockdale26.soliademo.com.