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Troup County keeps 2025 millage at 9.923% after final public hearing
Summary
After a third and final public hearing, the Troup County Board of Commissioners voted to keep the 2025 millage rate at 9.923. Staff said required notices showed a calculated 8.23% increase because the digest grew; the board approved the rate after no members of the public offered opposition.
Troup County commissioners voted Tuesday to adopt the county's 2025 millage rate at 9.923, the same rate used in 2023 and 2024, after a third public hearing where no members of the public spoke in opposition.
Sonya (county finance staff) opened the hearing, saying, "Tonight is the 3rd and final hearing, for the 20 25 millage rate setting." She told the board the county is "proposing no change to the current millage rate of 9.923" and explained that required notices showed a calculated 8.23% rate increase because the local digest grew.
The board discussed procedure and the county's role in collecting school taxes; staff and the school system's representative said the county affirms school millage for collection purposes. After the hearing, the board moved, seconded and approved the millage rate; the chair conducted a hand count and announced the motion carried.
Why it matters: keeping the millage rate steady means the county is not raising the levy rate, but some homeowners received notices showing an increase in their calculated rate due to higher assessed values in the digest. Finance staff said homestead-exempt property owners whose assessed values rose may not see a county M&O tax increase because the county exempted inflationary increases and because of a $150 rebate given in 2024.
The board did not receive public objections during the hearing and took the final vote the same night. The county will publish the adopted rate and related documentation as required by Georgia law.
