County elected officials, department directors, and agency heads will present their business plans and financial resource requests for budget year 2019 starting Monday, August 27. The budget presentations, which run through Thursday, August 30, will be heard by the budget review team made up of five Gwinnett residents who were invited by Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash to help set priorities and make recommendations for the proposed budget.

Keith Roche, a Lawrenceville city councilman and retired business executive, is new to the committee this year. He joins four budget review team veterans: Alida Sims, a regional kinship navigator with the Georgia Department of Community Services Division of Family and Children Services; David Cuffie, CEO, Total Vision Consulting LLC; Norwood Davis, CFO, 12Stone Church; and Santiago Marquez, President and CEO, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Sims and Cuffie both graduated from the Gwinnett 101 Citizens Academy.

Nash values public input in making local government decisions, saying that it leads to better outcomes.

“Each team member brings a different perspective to the table, which is important as we listen to budgetary needs and plans for the future, review revenue projections and prepare the proposed budget,” said Nash. “I am thankful that each of these talented individuals agreed to serve another year.”

The business plan presentations will be available to view on demand on this website starting the afternoon of August 27.  

The Chairman’s 2019 budget proposal will be made available to the public and news media on November 27 in conjunction with its formal presentation to the district commissioners, and the budget public hearing is scheduled for December 10. By law, the Board of Commissioners must adopt the annual budget during its first meeting in January.