Meriwether County Board of Commissioners members on Sept. 23, 2025 acknowledged a corrected 2025 rollback millage rate of 16.816 mills certified by the Meriwether County Board of Education and adopted a corrected county rollback rate of 12.39 mills, and authorized the chairman to execute the required certification documents for submission to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

County staff told commissioners that the Board of Education initially certified a 2025 millage of 16.818 mills on Aug. 29, 2025 and that the board of commissioners formally accepted that certified rate on Sept. 8, 2025. After further review, the Board of Education readopted and recertified the corrected rollback millage of 16.816 mills on Sept. 23, 2025; the commissioners were asked to acknowledge that corrected certification so the county tax digest would reflect the accurate rate before submission to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

County staff also reported that the board of commissioners had adopted a 2025 county rollback rate of 12.391 mills on Sept. 8, 2025 but that subsequent recalculation showed the correct rollback rate is 12.39 mills. Commissioners moved, seconded and voted to adopt the corrected 12.39 mills and to authorize the chairman to execute the corrected resolution and related certification documents. Staff noted that the packet includes a five‑year history showing the 12.39 mills with mobile homes, heavy equipment and timber classifications corrected.

The staff explanation cited Georgia law OCGA 48-5-32.1, which requires incorporation of millage rates certified by other taxing authorities into the county tax digest. Commissioners directed that the chairman sign the necessary acceptance and certification documents and that all members of the board sign the county resolution before submission to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

There was no extended public debate recorded on either corrected rate; the board moved quickly from explanation to motion and approval. The next administrative step is transmittal of the certified documents to the Georgia Department of Revenue so the 2025 tax digest will reflect the corrected rollback millage rates.