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Albany holds public hearing on possible millage increases; no public comment
Summary
Mayor Eileen Bates-McCarroll opened a Sept. 23 public hearing to consider levying additional or increased millage rates or adopting adjusted rates after reassessment; no members of the public spoke and the hearing closed at 4:45 p.m.
Mayor Eileen Bates-McCarroll opened a public hearing at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Albany Town Hall to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval or adopting adjusted millage rates following reassessment and a possible roll‑forward to prior maximum rates.
The hearing record lists Councilmen Stewart, Glascock, Onofry and Thomas as present and Councilman Stilley as absent; Town Clerk Joey Cooper was also listed as present. The transcript indicates there were no inquiries or comments from the public during the hearing. "Mayor Eileen McCarroll opened public hearing at 4:30 p.m. for discussion or inquires for the following:", the minutes record states.
The purpose of the hearing was to allow members of the public to comment before any decision on whether to increase millage rates or to adopt reassessment-driven adjustments that would roll rates forward up to prior maximums. No public testimony or formal motions were recorded in the minutes. The hearing closed at 4:45 p.m., and the minutes were signed by Clerk Joey Cooper and Mayor Eileen Bates-McCarroll.
Because no comments or formal actions are recorded in the hearing minutes, the town council's next procedural steps — whether to schedule a vote, further study, or to take no action — are not specified in the transcript.
