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North High Shoals approves 1-mil property tax increase
Summary
At its Aug. 26 meeting, the North High Shoals City Council voted 4–0 to raise the millage rate to 1 mil after the mayor summarized turnout at three public hearings; Council member Hilda Kurtz was absent.
The North High Shoals City Council approved a 1-mil property tax rate at its regular meeting on Aug. 26, 2024. Mayor Stephen Goad said three public hearings were held on the proposal, with five attendees at the first hearing, one at the second and none at the third. Council member Fred Johnson moved to raise the millage rate to 1 mil; Council member Eric Wright seconded. The measure passed, 4–0; Council member Hilda Kurtz was absent.
The decision follows the council's review of outreach at the public hearings. Draft minutes from the July 22 meeting and the town’s July 2024 financial statement were deferred to next month and were not used to justify or alter the millage vote at the Aug. 26 meeting. The minutes do not specify an effective date or the expected revenue change resulting from the rate increase.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are administrative: the council adopted the rate during the meeting with no further conditions noted. The minutes do not record any amendments to the motion, nor do they record subsequent public comment on the adopted rate.
