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Glynn County holds public hearing on 2024 millage rate; proposed rate remains 3.864 mills
Summary
Glynn County staff presented the proposed 2024 millage rate of 3.864 mills at an Aug. 20 special hearing, explaining rollback calculations, the effect on a $200,000 home (about $13 versus rollback) and an estimated $580,000 in county revenue difference. No millage vote was recorded at the meeting.
Glynn County held a special-called public hearing Aug. 20 to review the county's proposed 2024 millage rate; county presenter Miss Munson said the proposed and current millage stands at 3.864 mills and that the rollback rate is 3.705 mills.
Miss Munson told the board the rollback calculation is designed to remove the inflationary portion of the property tax digest, citing Georgia Senate Bill 177 (the Georgia Taxpayer Bill of Rights). "So for this year, our current and proposed rate is 3.864," she said, adding that the rollback rate would be 3.705 and that the difference between the rollback and proposed rate is 4.29 percent. She illustrated the effect saying a $200,000 market-value home would see about a $13 difference between the proposed and rollback rates.
Miss Munson also explained assessment rules and audits: assessed value is 40 percent of fair market value, the county is audited by the Georgia Department of Revenue to ensure assessed values remain within the legally allowed range, and recent audit results required adjustments to avoid penalties or loss of grant funding. She estimated the additional revenue to the county general fund at approximately $580,000 if the proposed rate is used instead of the rollback.
The presentation outlined how the M&O (maintenance and operations) rate at 3.864 mills funds core county services and how special service district levies (police, fire, EMS, Sea Island police) vary by location. Miss Munson noted that qualifying primary residences with the "Scarlett Williams" homestead exemption would not see a county portion change tied to the inflationary portion of the digest; non-exempt properties such as rentals or second homes would see the full change.
The hearing record shows the board opened the public comment period following the presentation. No formal millage adoption vote was recorded during this meeting; after public comment the board recessed for an executive session on potential litigation and later approved an attorney recommendation unrelated to the millage vote.
The county distributed the presentation materials on its website and commissioners asked staff and the assessor's office for additional clarifications in subsequent sessions. The public hearing closed without a formal vote on the millage at this meeting.
