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Clayton County board approves tentative FY2027 budget that assumes 20‑mill rate
Summary
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a tentative FY2027 budget on June 15, 2026, adopting budget totals that assume raising the millage rate to 20 mills; the board noted the budget is tentative pending the final digest and will be adjusted by amendment if needed.
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners on June 15 approved a tentative fiscal year 2027 budget that assumes increasing the county millage rate to 20 mills, the board chair said.
The board voted to approve the budget by a 5–1–2 tally after staff read the recommended fund totals. The budget presentation listed a general operating fund of about $750,513,984, special revenues near $40,000,001, capital projects around $479,223,426, debt service about $66,000,009 and an enterprise fund near $50,047,000, for an aggregate figure the board reported at roughly $1.3 billion.
The vote came after discussion about whether including a millage figure in a tentative-budget motion complied with statutory notice requirements. A board adviser warned the timelines for adopting budgets and setting millage rates are distinct and said the agenda language made the timing “a little bit tricky,” but advised the board it could proceed on the noticed budget item.
“Once you get the final digest … the tentative is just a tentative until we get the final,” a board member said, adding any changes after the final digest would be handled through a budget amendment. Another commissioner asked directly whether the budget projection was contingent on raising the millage; a staff member answered that the projection was based on the 20‑mill assumption.
Mary Baker moved to approve the budget “as presented,” and Joy Tellis Cooper seconded the motion, the chair announced. After discussion and the roll call, the chair reported five votes in favor, one opposed and two abstentions; the meeting record listed the abstentions and the opposing vote by name in the board’s spoken roll call.
The board also voted to go into executive session to discuss personnel, pending land matters and legal matters. The board returned from executive session and announced it had no recommendations; the meeting was adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
The budget approved on June 15 is tentative and will be revisited after the final digest; staff told commissioners they would return with any recommended amendments and revised revenue projections if the digest or assessed values differ from the assumptions used in the FY2027 proposal.
