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Ocilla holds public hearing on proposed 18.95 millage rate; no public comments
Summary
The City of Ocilla Council held a public hearing Sept. 23, 2024 on a proposed 18.95 millage rate; officials said the hearing was advertised properly and no members of the public spoke.
The City of Ocilla Council held a public hearing Sept. 23, 2024, at 5 p.m. in city council chambers to receive public comment on a proposed millage rate of 18.95%. Mayor Melvin D. Harper II said the hearing had been advertised properly.
Council Member Chris Paulk said the city enacted a 1-mill reduction in 2020 and that subsequent administration maintained that change, leaving the city operating with one mill less than prior to 2020. No other council discussion or public questions were recorded during the hearing.
Mayor Melvin D. Harper II, Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Cook, Council Members Patrice Manley and Chris Paulk and City Clerk Donna R. Prather were listed as present; Council Members Lemora Moses and Clae Wynn were absent. The public comment period produced no speakers.
The minutes for the hearing include signature lines for Mayor Melvin D. Harper II and City Clerk Donna R. Prather, completing the public record for the meeting.
