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Stonecrest holds public hearing on proposed 2025 millage rate; city proposes 1.257 mills
Summary
At a June 9 special-called meeting, Stonecrest officials presented a proposal to keep the city millage at 1.257 mills for 2025, held a public hearing and recorded motions to open and close the hearing. Presenters said any tax increases would stem from county property reassessments, not a city rate increase.
The Stonecrest City Council on June 9 held a special-called public hearing on a proposed 2025 millage rate the city says would remain at 1.257 mills, the same rate adopted for the past four years.
The presentation and hearing mattered because, while the city is proposing no change to its millage rate, DeKalb County reassessments can raise individual property tax bills; city staff said the proposed 1.257 mills would generate roughly $2.8 million and represent about 17% of the city’s operations and maintenance budget.
Eric Harkin, revenue manager in the city finance department, presented the proposed millage and the required public-notice calculations. Harkin said the city is proposing to keep the 2025 millage rate the same as 2024 at 1.257 mills and explained the rollback-rate concept required by state law: "A rollback rate represents the millage rate that would produce the same total revenue…
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