Snellville keeps 2025 millage at 4 mills; city projects about $6.3 million in property tax revenue

Snellville City Council adopted Resolution 2025-12 on May 25, 2025, keeping the 2025 millage rate at 4 mills per $1,000 of assessed valuation. City staff said the rate is expected to produce about $6,300,000 in property tax revenue for the general fund for the fiscal year.

City staff member Matt Pepper told council the 4-mill rate is the fourth consecutive year the city has held the millage at that level and noted uncertainty about adjustments from appeals and House Bill 581. "We anticipate that that will collect about $6,300,000 in property tax revenue for the general fund budget," Pepper said.

Mayor Barbara Bender and other members stressed that maintaining the millage supports locally provided services. The mayor noted recent steps to raise salaries: "We've increased not only police salaries to get them to competitive wages. We've also increased salaries across the board in public works and parks and rec, where we were also having difficulty staying competitive with the market." Council members said those salary adjustments have helped the city approach full staffing.

A motion to adopt the resolution was made, seconded and approved unanimously, with six council members voting in favor and none opposed.

The resolution the council approved was identified in the meeting as Resolution 2025-12 and sets the millage rate at 4 mills per $1,000 of assessed valuation. City staff said the final collection total could be affected by tax appeals or state-level adjustments and that the next steps are implementation for the fiscal-year budget.

Council did not debate alternative millage scenarios at length during the public meeting; staff said the city already held three public hearings earlier in the process. The council’s vote completes the local adoption step; any appeals or adjustments to assessed values will be reflected in final collections.