Guyton could be preparing for an onslaught of volunteers.

Home Depot will be holding a three-day convention in Savannah and will have 200 volunteers looking to partner with the Habitat for Humanity for projects in the area.

“They are trying to identify one community so it would be easier to provide logistics, like meals and water,” said George Groce of the Effingham Habitat for Humanity.

Groce asked Guyton City Council if they wanted to partner with Home Depot for about 30 projects.

“They would be minor things that would need to be done,” Groce said.

Groce said he has been in contact with the Home Depot Foundation, and Guyton council members were receptive to the idea.

“I don’t see why we can’t partner up,” Mayor Michael Garvin said.

Guyton council members also approved the first reading of a proposed budget for fiscal year 2011. The budget, calling for $1,116,977 in spending and revenues, also includes raises for council members.

Garvin said the raises were approved back in January but council members voted to hold off on putting them in place because of the economy. The mayor’s salary will go from $50 a month to $300 a month and council members will be paid $200 per month. The old compensation system also was done when Guyton had just one meeting a month, Garvin added.

Guyton anticipates collecting $268,000 in local option sales tax receipts and another $193,000 in ad valorem taxes. Its largest expenditure line item, $88,000, is dedicated to garbage fees.

Council members are expected to approve the budget after a second reading at their June 22 meeting.