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Ben Hill County adopts 16.456% millage rate after public hearing with no public comment
Summary
Ben Hill County Commissioners on July 29, 2021, adopted a final millage rate of 16.456% and approved the Tax Levy Resolution, accepting the School Board millage rate of 17.903%; the public hearing drew no comments and the vote was unanimous.
Ben Hill County Commissioners adopted a final millage rate of 16.456% on July 29, 2021, and authorized the chairman to sign the Tax Levy Resolution after a public hearing that produced no public comment. The board also accepted the School Board’s reported millage rate of 17.903%.
Chairman Steve Taylor opened the special called meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Ben Hill County Courthouse Annex. Vice-Chair Hope Harmon moved to enter the public hearing; Commissioner Daniel Cowan seconded the motion, which the five commissioners approved.
At the public hearing, Chairman Taylor stated the purpose was to hear public concerns regarding the proposed rollback millage rate of 16.456% and noted that a five-year history had been properly advertised in advance of the hearing. The record states that no members of the public spoke.
After closing the hearing — a motion by Vice-Chair Hope Harmon, seconded by Commissioner Daniel Cowan — Commissioner Daniel Cowan moved to accept the School Board millage rate at 17.903%, adopt the final millage rate for Ben Hill County at 16.456% for both unincorporated and incorporated areas, approve the Tax Levy Resolution, and authorize the chairman to sign all documents. Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded. The motion passed with Commissioners Daniel Cowan, Hope Harmon, Bennie Calloway, John Mooney and Chairman Steve Taylor all voting in favor.
The meeting record shows the board adjourned after the vote. The adopted millage and the signed Tax Levy Resolution are the formal actions recorded; the minutes do not specify an effective date beyond the adoption or additional implementation steps.
