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Council keeps Warner Robins 2025 millage rate at 8.953 mills; tax bills to be mailed Jan. 9
Summary
After three public hearings, council adopted the 2025 millage rate at 8.953 mills (due March 13, 2026). Staff said the later mailing date (Jan. 9) was to account for the new floating homestead exemption and software changes; Peach County residents' effective rate is 8.175 mills because of local option sales tax.
The Warner Robins City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance setting the 2025 millage rate at 8.953 mills during its second reading.
At a work-session update, City Administrator James Drinkwood said the council had rolled back the millage to a historic low last year and is proposing to hold the rate at 8.953 mills for 2025. He explained how mills translate into property-tax dollars and noted that the City anticipates about $4.4 million in additional revenue driven largely by growth and Houston County commercial reassessments.
Drinkwood told the council that property tax bills will be mailed Jan. 9 and will be due March 13, 2026, explaining the later mailing was to ensure the new statewide floating homestead exemption and software-data reconciliations were reflected accurately. He reiterated that Peach County residents will see an effective millage of 8.175 mills because local option sales tax in Peach County buys down the effective rate for those residents.
Councilman Holmes—who moved adoption at second reading—said the council had held three public hearings and completed the public process. The motion to adopt passed unanimously.
What happens next: the adopted millage rate will be applied to 2025 assessed values and reflected in tax bills mailed in January; residents with questions can consult the city’s finance office when bills are issued.
