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Cordele County commissioners take no action on proposed 2025 tax rate after legal, procedural debate
Summary
After an extended discussion about notice requirements and statutory procedures, the Cordele County Commissioners Court voted to take no action on a proposed tax rate for tax year 2025, leaving the county to set the rate later in the budget process.
Cordele County Judge Miller and county commissioners voted to take no action on a proposed tax rate for tax year 2025 during the commissioners court meeting, saying the court needed more clarity on statutory notice and procedural timing before setting a rate.
The court debated whether state law requires a proposed tax rate to be publicly filed before a budget is proposed. County attorney Mister Carruthers pointed the court to provisions of the Texas Tax Code and said, “The 26 0 5…
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