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Rockdale County adopts 2025 millage at rollback 18.284; host percentage set at 50.29%
Summary
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted to set the 2025 millage rate at the rollback rate of 18.284 and the host percentage at 50.29%. County finance staff said the rate reduces the millage from 2024 and will generate an estimated $129.18 million in total revenue for 2025, with about $91.03 million from property taxes.
Rockdale County commissioners voted to set the 2025 millage rate at the rollback rate of 18.284 and to set the 2025 host percentage at 50.29%, adopting the resolution by voice vote.
Sue Sanders, the county’s interim finance director, said the proposed rate is a reduction from the 2024 rate and described how the county’s general fund is allocated: roughly 42% to public safety (including sheriff’s office, fire rescue and emergency services), 37% to general government functions, 10% to court services, 7% to recreation and 4% to transportation. Sanders gave revenue estimates tied to the proposed rate: $91,030,520 from property taxes and $38,147,777 from non-property sources, for a 2025 total of $129,178,297. "The proposed millage for 2025 is 18.284, which is a millage reduction,"…
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