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Putnam County commissioners question why FY26 rollback rate rose from 5.692 to 6.001 mills
Summary
Commissioners discussed the FY26 rollback rate increase from 5.692 to 6.001 mills and timing differences with school and city taxes; County Manager Paul Van Haute read an email from Tax Commissioner Terrell Abernathy responding to concerns. No vote was taken.
Commissioner Steve Hersey raised concerns at the Oct. 21 Putnam County Board of Commissioners meeting about how the FY26 rollback rate increased from 5.692 mills to 6.001 mills. The board discussed timing in setting the millage rate and the role of school board and city tax figures in the calculation.
County Manager Paul Van Haute read an email from Tax Commissioner Terrell Abernathy in response to Commissioner Hersey’s concerns; the minutes record the manager reading the email but do not provide the email text verbatim. The board discussed the discrepancy from preliminary calculations but took no formal action on the millage at the meeting.
Because no vote was taken and the minutes provide only summary detail, the public record here consists of the board discussion and the manager's statement that he read the tax commissioner's response. Any future procedural steps (such as formal adoption of a millage ordinance or additional hearings) would be recorded in subsequent minutes if taken.
