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Dade County staff explains millage rate, schedules public hearings for Aug. 20 and Aug. 27
Summary
County staff outlined how Georgia’s millage rate and the rollback calculation affect property taxes, gave examples of assessed-value and mill calculations, and announced public hearings on Aug. 20 (11 a.m. and 6 p.m.) and Aug. 27 (4 p.m.).
Dade County staff outlined how Georgia’s millage rate determines local property taxes and announced public hearings on the county’s proposed millage rates for Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Aug. 27 at 4 p.m.
The presentation explained that Georgia requires local governments to adopt a millage rate to fund budgeted services and that the millage rate represents the amount a homeowner pays for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. "We have a millage rate because the state of Georgia says so," the staff member said.
County staff said assessed value…
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