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Statham City Council adopts FY2026 budget after tax hearing
Summary
After a public hearing on a recommended millage, during which City Accountant Rachel Bembry presented components of property taxes, the Statham City Council unanimously adopted the FY2026 budget and removed the separate tax-increase adoption item from the agenda.
The Statham City Council adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget following a brief public hearing on Tuesday evening.
City Accountant Rachel Bembry gave a presentation explaining the components of property taxes and put forward a recommended millage rate for the City of Statham; the transcript records the recommendation but does not specify the millage value. No additional questions or public comment were recorded during the hearing. Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the FY2026 budget; Councilmember Burnette seconded and the motion passed unanimously, with Terilli, Bogenrieder, Patterson, Penn and Burnette voting yes.
The council had removed a separate agenda item labeled "Tax Increase Adoption" earlier in the meeting; the hearing occurred after that amendment and closed without further discussion. The council did not record any amendments to the budget at the meeting and did not provide a detailed line-item breakdown in the public minutes.
The council convened at 6:31 p.m., opened the public hearing at 6:33 p.m., closed it at 6:42 p.m., and completed the budget vote later in the evening. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
