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Commission to hold three public hearings on House Bill 581; advertisement will note option to opt out
Summary
The commission voted to schedule three public hearings to explain and seek public input on House Bill 581. The hearings must be advertised with the statutory language that would allow the commission to opt out of the floating homestead exemption; staff will also run public information efforts.
The Augusta Commission voted to proceed with three public hearings to inform residents and collect public comment on House Bill 581, the state law that changes how some homestead exemptions and a floating local option sales tax (FLOST) interact with local millage rates.
City Administrator Tamika Allen told the commission that the hearings must be advertised with the statutory language required for a jurisdiction that may opt out of the new homestead-exemption mechanism. The advertisement…
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