Dalton adopts 2025 rollback millage rate of 1.499 mills
November 04, 2025 | Dalton City, Whitfield County, Georgia
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Cindy, a city staff member, told the council the city had advertised a rollback rate of 1.493 but received updated exemption numbers from the county that resulted in a corrected rollback rate of 1.499. She said the change produced an $18,000 decrease in revenue compared with the advertised digest and that the city’s tax budget is $8,000,005.89. Cindy said the updated digest would leave the city roughly $264,000 short of the budgeted amount and that additional revenue, notably insurance-premium tax receipts, would cover the shortfall. "I'm asking that you adopt the rollback rate of 1.499," Cindy said.
A council member moved to adopt the proposed rate; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Because the revised rollback rate reduced projected revenue compared with the advertised figure, Cindy advised the council that re-advertising was not required under the procedure she described. The council did not request additional substantive changes to the budget at the meeting.
The action was taken during the Nov. 3 regular meeting at Dalton City Hall; the approval completes the council’s formal step to set the city’s property tax rate for 2025.
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