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City Schools of Decatur holds second millage hearing; tentative millage rate remains 20.3
Summary
At a second of three required public millage hearings, City Schools of Decatur administrators presented the districttentative fiscal 2026 millage rate of 20.3, which exceeds the computed rollback rate of 19.083 by 6.38 percent; no public comments were received and final adoption is scheduled for June 20.
The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education held the second of three required public millage hearings on the fiscal 2026 tentative budget and millage rate, with the meeting called to order at 6:16 p.m. by Dr. Sultan.
Dr. Broom, the districtchief financial officer, presented the fiscal 2026 tentative budget and said the board has tentatively adopted a millage rate of 20.3, the same rate used in fiscal 2025. "The computed rollback rate is 19.083," Dr. Broom said, and he noted that a 20.3 millage equates to a 6.38% increase in property tax revenue compared with the rollback rate.
The hearing matters because Georgia law requires additional public notice and three hearings when a taxing authority proposes a millage higher than the rollback rate. Dr. Broom referenced the statutory requirement, citing "Georgia Code 48-5-32.1," and described the Taxpayer's Bill of…
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