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City Schools of Decatur holds final public hearing on proposed 20.3 millage rate for FY2026
Summary
The City Schools of Decatur held the third and final public millage-rate hearing June 20, where district officials explained why the tentative millage rate of 20.3 mills exceeds the computed rollback rate of 19.083 and outlined projected budget gaps and program additions; no public comments were made at the hearing.
Dr. Solon, the presiding officer, called the third and final millage-rate hearing to order at 6:00 p.m. on June 20, saying the meeting was required by Georgia Code 48-5-32.1. "This millage rate hearing is required per Georgia code 48 dash 5 dash 32.1," Dr. Solon said.
Dr. Broom, chief financial officer for City Schools of Decatur, told the board and the public that the district has tentatively adopted a millage rate of 20.3 mills for fiscal year 2026 and that the computed rollback rate is 19.083 mills. "The Board of Education has tentatively adopted to maintain the current millage rate of 20.3 for fiscal year 2026," Dr. Broom said.
The district presented the mathematical effect of keeping the tentative millage at 20.3 rather than rolling it back to 19.083: a 6.38% increase in property taxes compared with the rollback rate. Using examples…
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