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Cusseta–Chattahoochee officials present proposed millage rate of 8.512 mills after two public hearings
Summary
Commissioners held Aug. 19 and Aug. 26 public hearings on a proposed county millage rate of 8.512 mills, citing a modest increase in the county digest; no public comments were offered at the hearings and adoption was scheduled as a voting item for the Sept. 3 regular meeting.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County presented a proposed county millage rate of 8.512 mills during two public hearings held Aug. 19 and Aug. 26, county officials said. Chairman Charles Coffey and County Manager Thomas Weaver said the rate is essentially unchanged from the prior year and noted the county’s gross digest increased by about $64 million.
The Aug. 19 called public hearing and the Aug. 26 follow-up public hearing were both advertised, Coffey said, and the county posted its five-year digest history for public review. At the Aug. 26 hearing Weaver described the rate as “basically staying the same as last year” and said the Tax Assessor and Tax Commissioner staff had prepared the digest and supporting materials.
No members of the public spoke at either hearing, and commissioners closed the sessions by unanimous motions. County staff and commissioners said they had scheduled the formal adoption of the rate as a voting item for the commission’s Sept. 3 regular meeting.
The county’s notice materials spelled out the difference in local rates: Coffey cited the school millage as 17.30 mills while the county rate under consideration remained at 8.512. Officials said anyone seeking the digest or additional tax information may request it from the county offices.
If the commission affirms the rate at the scheduled meeting, it will be the official county millage for the tax year; county staff said the rate-setting process included required public notice and hearings.
