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Augusta commission adopts rollback millage, draws $2.89 million from fund balance to cover 2025 shortfall
Summary
The Augusta Commission voted 10-1 on Aug. 19 to hold property tax rates at the rollback level and to use $2,891,790 from the county fund balance to cover a 2025 budget shortfall tied largely to health-care and one-time ARP spending.
The Augusta Commission on Tuesday approved keeping the 2025 millage at the statutory rollback rate and authorized using $2,891,790 from the county fund balance to cover a projected 2025 shortfall.
The action, adopted on a 10-1 vote, was moved by Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle and seconded by Commissioner Brandon Garrett. Commissioner Barnhill Turnley cast the lone opposing vote.
The decision holds property tax rates at the rollback level rather than raising them, while addressing immediate budget pressures officials said are tied to one-time pandemic relief used for ongoing expenses and a year of unusually high employee health claims.
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