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Rockdale County sets 2025 millage at 18.284, returns host collections to taxpayers
Summary
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted to set the 2025 millage rate at 18.284 (a rollback) and to set the host percentage at 50.29%, returning host collections to taxpayers. Staff presented revenue and budget details; the motion passed unanimously at a called meeting.
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted to set the 2025 millage rate at 18.284 and adopt a 2025 host percentage of 50.29%, a measure commissioners said will return local sales-tax (host) collections to taxpayers and hold the county’s rate below last year’s 18.69.
Interim finance director Sue Sanders presented the figures before the vote, saying, “The proposed millage for 2025 is 18.284, which is a millage reduction.” Sanders told commissioners the rollback rate would generate about $91,030,520 in property-tax revenue for the county in 2025; non‑property revenues were listed at $38,147,777 for a combined total of $129,178,297 in projected revenues for 2025.
Why it matters: the presentation showed how the general fund is allocated and how the tax burden is distributed. Sanders said the general fund budget allocations for 2025 include roughly 42% for public safety, 37% for general government functions, 10% for court…
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