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Cusseta–Chattahoochee County to keep millage rate at 8.512 mills after public hearings
Summary
Commissioners held two public hearings and a work session in August and presented a proposed millage rate of 8.512 mills, roughly unchanged from last year; county officials credited the tax assessor’s office and said final adoption would be placed on the Sept. 3 agenda.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County announced that the county’s millage rate will remain at 8.512 mills, officials said during a called public hearing Aug. 19 and a second public hearing Aug. 26.
Chairman Charles Coffey said the county’s gross digest rose by ‘‘just short of $64 million’’ from the prior year and that the five‑year digest history is public record. County Manager Thomas Weaver said the rate is “basically staying the same as last year” and thanked the Tax Assessor’s and Tax Commissioner’s offices for their work preparing the digest and notices.
The commission noted the school district’s rate of 17.30 mills when discussing the local tax burden. Officials told the public the hearings were advertised in the newspaper and on the county website and gave residents time to speak; no substantive changes to the proposed rate were made during the hearings.
Weaver told commissioners at an Aug. 26 work session that the millage-language from both hearings (8.512 mills) would be added to the Sept. 3 regular‑meeting agenda as the formal adoption item. The work session minutes show the manager and chair recommended placing the adoption vote on that upcoming agenda.
Why it matters: The millage rate determines property tax bills for county services; keeping the rate level while the digest rises typically increases county property tax revenue overall. County officials said the digest changes and the proposed rate are public record for citizens seeking details.
The county’s next formal consideration of the rate was scheduled to appear on the Sept. 3 regular meeting agenda, according to the work session discussion.
