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Royston City Council considers opting out of new statewide homestead tax exemption
Summary
Royston City held a public hearing Jan. 27, 2025 on whether to opt out of a statewide adjusted base year ad valorem homestead exemption approved by a constitutional amendment last November. The council did not take a final vote; a decision must be transmitted to the state by March 1, 2025.
The Royston City Council on Jan. 27, 2025 held a public hearing to consider opting out of the statewide adjusted base year ad valorem homestead exemption established by a constitutional amendment passed last November. City Manager Lanier Dunn called the hearing to order at 6:00 p.m. and the public hearing was closed at 6:05 p.m.
The council’s agenda item described the opt-out option available to local governments: by choosing to opt out, Royston City would retain its existing local tax policies and current exemptions rather than adopt the statewide adjustment. The minutes note that any decision must be made and transmitted to the state by March 1, 2025.
Present at the hearing, according to the minutes, were Mayor Keith Turman, City Manager Lanier Dunn and City Clerk Tonya McGlockling. The record of the hearing does not show a motion, vote, or formal action taken during the Jan. 27 session; no public comments or testimony are recorded in these minutes.
The next procedural step is for the council to decide whether to opt out and to transmit that decision to the state by the March 1, 2025 deadline. The minutes do not specify whether a subsequent meeting or vote was scheduled to resolve the question.
