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Alpharetta council adopts FY2026 millage and budget first readings; millage set at 5.75 mills
Summary
On first reading June 16, Alpharetta council approved the fiscal year 2026 millage ordinance fixing the city's ad valorem tax rate at 5.75 mills (operating 5.03 mills; debt 0.72 mills) and approved the first reading of the FY2026 budget with several amendments to capital and program lines.
Director Tom Harris presented changes and the first‑reading ordinances for the city’s fiscal year 2026 millage rate and budget at the June 16 meeting. Council voted on first readings and adopted the ordinances as read.
The millage ordinance fixes the city’s total ad valorem tax rate at 5.75 mills for fiscal year 2026, with an operating millage of 5.03 and a debt millage of 0.72, Director Harris said. The council approved the first reading by motion and recorded the vote.
Harris summarized substantive changes to the proposed budget since workshops: removal of a $50,000 operating condition for tree lighting; addition of $71,000 in a capital project account for remote production and streaming services in City Hall chambers (a one‑time capital component, $61,000 identified for remote production); reduction of $150,000 in the capital account for T‑Space 3 exhibits (from $250,000 to $100,000); an increase of $50,000 in an economic development toolkit line (total $100,000) for consultant and related professional services; and a new capital initiative in the impact fee fund for conceptual design of a Paseo/Park in the AlphaLoop connection at 114 Roswell Street corner, Harris said.
Harris noted this meeting constituted the first of three public hearings on the budget and that additional hearings and the second reading will follow. The council approved the first reading of the budget ordinance on motions recorded during the meeting.
Councilman Harris (director) and others answered procedural questions, and Mayor thanked staff for work on what he called a “tight budget session.” No substantive amendments to millage rate were made at first reading; council moved forward with the budget and millage first readings to meet statutory notice and hearing requirements.
