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Carroll County board adopts 2026 millage rollback rate of 15.809 mills
Summary
The Carroll County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a 2026 millage rollback rate of 15.809 mills, a decrease from last year's 16.077 mills. Superintendent Dr. Jess Gainsworth said required public notices were completed and property owners will receive a full rollback for a third consecutive year.
The Carroll County Board of Education voted to adopt the 2026 millage rollback rate of 15.809 mills, the superintendent said, a decrease from the 2025 rate of 16.077 mills. Dr. Jess Gainsworth told the board the tentative rate was set at the July 20 work session and the district completed the public-notification steps required under Georgia law.
"On July 20, the Board of education voted to adopt a tentative millage rate of 15.809 mills, which represents the calculated rollback rate for the tax year of 2026," Dr. Jess Gainsworth said. "If the board approves the proposed millage rate today, Carroll County property owners will receive a full millage rate rollback for the 3rd consecutive year." A board member moved to adopt the rate and the motion passed after the chair called for a voice/hand vote; the chair said all members raised their hands in favor.
The adoption implements the rollback rate staff presented and reflects a modest tax-rate reduction from the prior year while maintaining the district's stated commitments to operations and stewardship. The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript; the chair characterized the vote as unanimous. The district said required advertisements, a press release to local media and a website posting had been completed as part of the legal notice process.
