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County says homestead verification tool recouped $377,565 in first year after removing 134 exemptions
Summary
Glynn County staff told the Board of Assessors that a homestead-verification product called True Roll, purchased for about $70,000, has produced about $377,565 in recoveries for the 2025 digest by removing 134 improperly claimed homestead exemptions; staff flagged appeals and future funding as outstanding issues.
At the Glynn County Board of Assessors meeting, Chief Appraiser Ryan Glisson and staff described the county's use of a homestead-verification product, identified at the meeting as True Roll, which they said recovered $377,565 for the 2025 digest after a roughly $70,000 purchase.
"We recoup $377,565 for the 25 digest, and that's as of as of today," Glisson said, noting that people retain appeal rights that could change the final totals. He said appeals may proceed through the board of assessors, the board of equalization or superior court.
Staff member Sean Chapman described the operational work behind the recovery. "We removed 134 parcels' homestead off of parcels," Chapman said, adding that True Roll identified cases such as duplicate homestead claims, moved residents and deaths. Chapman said the team used supplied data and public-record checks and credited colleagues who assisted with the follow-up work. "It definitely has paid for itself," he said.
Chapman and Glisson cautioned that amounts can change as taxpayers exercise appeal rights and that the work is ongoing. Chapman said the office expects to continue researching additional candidate parcels next year and that refinement will likely be a multi-year effort.
Glisson told the board it will be their decision in a future meeting whether to continue funding the True Roll work with tax-rate funds for the 2026 cycle. No binding funding decision was made during the session. The presentation was informational and included staff estimates of recovered tax dollars and counts of parcels removed from homestead rolls.
