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Chattahoochee Hills holds second reading, public hearing on proposed 8.2 ad valorem tax rate; no action taken
Summary
At a short special called meeting Aug. 21, Chattahoochee Hills held a second reading and public hearing on an ordinance to set the city's ad valorem tax rate for fiscal year 2026 at 8.2; no public comments were made and the council took no action during the session.
Chattahoochee Hills' City Council conducted a second reading and public hearing Aug. 21 on an ordinance proposing to set the city's ad valorem tax rate for fiscal year 2026 "to 8.2," but the council took no action at the special called meeting.
City Manager Rokovitz presented Item 25-040 to the council, and Mayor Pro-Tem Camille Lowe opened the public hearing. No members of the public spoke during the hearing. The minutes record that "No Action was taken; this was the 2nd Reading & Public Hearing," and do not show a vote to adopt the ordinance at this session.
The meeting record shows three council members present via Zoom: Mayor Pro-Tem Camille Lowe and Councilmembers Ruby Foster and Rodney Peek. Earlier in the meeting, Councilmember Ruby Foster moved and Councilmember Rodney Peek seconded approval of the meeting agenda; that motion passed unanimously. The council adjourned at 11:10 a.m. after a motion to adjourn by Foster, seconded by Peek; that motion also passed unanimously.
The minutes, which were approved Sept. 9, 2025, are signed by City Clerk S. Diane White. The record provides the proposed tax-rate figure as "8.2" but does not specify units (for example, mills or percentage) in the minutes; the ordinance language, any legal citations, and the council's next step on the item are not recorded in the minutes for this session.
Because the minutes record no adoption vote, the proposed rate remained pending after the Aug. 21 meeting. City Manager Rokovitz and other staff were listed as presenting the item; the minutes do not include further explanation of schedule or follow-up actions for the ordinance.
