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Cobb County, new Mableton agree short-term service deal; city to reimburse county more than $9 million
Summary
Cobb County and the newly incorporated city of Mableton reached a short-term service delivery strategy agreement under which Mableton will reimburse Cobb more than $9 million to offset a property-tax revenue shift while the county continues providing police and public works services to Mableton residents.
Cobb County and the newly incorporated city of Mableton agreed to a short-term service delivery strategy (SDS) under which Mableton will reimburse the county more than $9 million to offset a shift in property-tax revenue while Cobb continues to provide police and public-works services to the new city, a meeting presentation said.
Service delivery strategy agreements are required by the state of Georgia to avoid duplicative taxation and to allocate which local government provides specific services. The county already has a 10-year SDS in place with its six legacy cities; that agreement directs Cobb to pay member cities between $6.5 million and $11 million annually to balance overlapping…
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