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Franklin Springs schedules Aug. 14 millage meeting; 65+ tax‑exemption must go to state legislature
Summary
The council set an Aug. 14 meeting to approve a millage rollback and heard an update that a proposed property‑tax exemption for residents 65 and older requires state legislative action and a later referendum, a process estimated at about 17–18 months.
The Franklin Springs City Council set a special meeting for Aug. 14 to consider passage of a millage rollback and announced there will be no public hearing for that action because the rollback will result in no property‑tax increase for residents, the chair said.
Separately, the chair updated the council on a proposed property‑tax exemption for residents aged 65 and older. He said the exemption must go before the state legislature in January, then on to a referendum; he estimated the process could take roughly 17–18 months and said the legislature’s legal teams have already received related materials.
Why it matters: The millage meeting is the immediate procedural step that the council plans to use to adjust local property‑tax settings. The 65+ exemption, if enacted by the legislature and approved in a referendum, would change taxable status for an affected group of residents, but the transcript makes clear the change requires state action and will not be immediate.
The chair framed the rollback as another in a series of council tax reductions and emphasized the intent that Franklin Springs residents "will not have any increase in their property taxes." The council scheduled the Aug. 14 meeting to allow passage of the millage adjustment before routine budget deadlines.
Next steps: Council staff will prepare materials for the Aug. 14 meeting and continue communication with the state legislature and the tax commission on the 65+ exemption process.
