Tucker council certifies estimated rollback rate for 2025 ad valorem notices; not a millage adoption

The Tucker Mayor and City Council on May 12 adopted Resolution R2025-05-14 to certify an estimated rollback rate for the 2025 ad valorem property-tax notices distributed by DeKalb County. Finance staff said the change in the county’s notice format requires cities to certify an estimated rollback rate that will appear on the county’s notice of assessment.

The city’s finance presenter (referred to in the packet as Everly) described the calculation and said the estimated rollback millage computed for the notice is 2.036 mills versus last year’s millage of 2.096. She emphasized the certification is not a millage adoption: “this is not a certification of a millage rate. This is a certification of an estimated rollback rate for use on the notice of assessment that’s gonna be sent out by DeKalb County.” She told the council the county changed notice contents to display an estimated rollback rate rather than an estimated tax bill amount.

Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about practical effects: staff said that if the city ultimately adopts a millage higher than the certified estimated rollback rate, a specific statement will appear on tax bills; the council can still adopt a lower rate at final millage-setting steps. The resolution was adopted by a 7–0 vote.

What happens next: staff will continue the standard millage-rate process under the Official Code of Georgia and will return with the full package from DeKalb County to begin formal adoption steps and required advertisements.