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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee commission recommends proposed millage of 9.504 mills; hearings set
Summary
The county commission voted unanimously to recommend a proposed millage rate of 9.504 mills (an increase of 1.25 mills). Public hearings are scheduled in September; the recommendation must be finalized at a subsequent called meeting.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County on Sept. 2 unanimously voted to recommend a proposed millage rate of 9.504 mills for the coming tax year, an increase of 1.25 mills from last year’s 8.254.
Thomas Weaver, County Manager, told the commission the change would raise an owner‑occupied (homestead) property assessed at $100,000 by about "an estimated increase of $50.00 a year," and a non‑homestead property assessed at $50,000 by roughly $25 per year. Commissioners clarified this was a recommendation and not the final adopted rate.
The board set public hearings on the proposed millage at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sept. 17 and at 6 p.m. on Sept. 24, and scheduled a called meeting immediately following the Sept. 24 hearing to consider final adoption. The motion to recommend the proposed rate was made by Commissioner Jason Frost and seconded by Commissioner Damon Hoyte; the vote was unanimous.
County staff said the recommendation follows the county’s preliminary budgeting and requires the public hearings and a final vote before the rate takes effect. The commission’s work session on Sept. 22 later rescheduled some millage hearing dates (see related article) after a publication timing issue with the department of revenue rules.
