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Miller County creates emergency services special district to separate fire funding from general fund
Summary
The Miller County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution creating an emergency services special district to place fire services on its own line in the tax digest; the resolution does not impose a new tax but moves funding currently in city and county general funds and gives the board authority to set millage annually.
The Miller County Board of Commissioners voted to create an emergency services special district covering unincorporated Miller County and properties within the city limits, moving fire services funding to its own tax-digest line item.
Commissioners approved the resolution after staff read the ordinance text into the record. The resolution states it does not impose a new tax but reallocates monies from city and county general funds and directs the board to set millage rates annually sufficient to fund services within the district. The county tax commissioner is charged with collection and enforcement in the same manner as other county taxes.
The resolution cites Article Section 2 (paragraph 6) of the 1983 Georgia Constitution as authorizing special districts for provision and funding of local government services. The reading also attached a district map as an exhibit and described the district as encompassing unincorporated Miller County and properties inside the municipal limits of the city referenced in the text.
Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the resolution; the meeting record reports the motion passed with an "Aye" vote.
The action establishes a separate budget line and legal mechanism for funding emergency services. The board did not set millage at the meeting; the resolution directs the board to determine annual millage rates as part of future budget actions.
