Smyrna adopts FY26 millage rate of 8.99 mills; council says no city tax rate increase
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The Smyrna Mayor and Council adopted the 2025 millage rate of 8.99 mills after the third required public hearing; staff noted that Cobb County valuation data would have required a rollback to 8.936 to avoid advertising an increase.
The City of Smyrna Mayor and Council formally adopted the fiscal year 2026 millage rate of 8.99 mills on July 21 following the third required public hearing.
City staff said the FY26 budget assumed revenue projections based on an 8.99‑mill rate and that tax data from Cobb County received June 23 indicated the city would have needed to roll the rate back to 8.936 to avoid advertising a tax increase. Staff reminded the council that the city has not raised the millage rate for many years, describing it as the seventeenth or eighteenth consecutive year without a city millage increase.
No members of the public spoke at the three hearings held; Council moved to adopt the rate without further comment. The motion passed 6‑0.
According to staff presentation, last year’s rollback rate had been calculated at 8.244 mills. The council’s adoption of 8.99 mills authorizes the mayor to execute related documents to finalize the FY26 property tax rate.