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Ocilla holds public hearing on proposed 18.95 percent millage rate
Summary
City officials held a public hearing Sept. 23 on a proposed combined millage rate of 18.95 percent (18.00 percent city; 0.95 percent Industrial Development Authority). Chief Finance Officer Paula Ball presented projected collections of $1,021,215; no members of the public spoke.
Mayor Melvin D. Harper II called a public hearing of the City of Ocilla Council to order Sept. 23 in the council chambers to receive public comment on a proposed combined millage rate of 18.95 percent. Chief Finance Officer Paula Ball presented the rate breakdown and revenue estimates to the council and the public.
Chief Finance Officer Paula Ball told the council the proposed millage rate would be split between the City of Ocilla at 18.00 percent and the Industrial Development Authority at 0.95 percent. Ball presented a five-year history and projected total collections of $1,021,215, with $970,019 allocated to the city and $51,195 to the Industrial Development Authority. She also displayed the public notices placed in the Ocilla Star and a consolidation sheet documenting the advertisement.
Mayor Melvin D. Harper II opened the hearing for public comment; the record shows that no resident or other member of the public spoke during the hearing. Major Bill Barrs and Luke Roberts of the Ocilla Star were noted as present. The minutes of the hearing were signed by Mayor Melvin D. Harper II and City Clerk Donna R. Prather.
The hearing record does not show any motions, votes, amendments or other formal actions taken during this session. The materials presented — including the five-year history, the consolidation sheet and the published notices — are part of the hearing record and minutes.
