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Chatham County holds public hearing, adopts advertised 2026 millage rates
Summary
After opening a public hearing with no speakers, the Chatham County commission adopted advertised 2026 millage rates: general fund 10.518 mills, special service 6.502 mills and Chatham Area Transit 0.940 mills; officials said the rates reflect notices required under state law.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing on the county's advertised 2026 millage rates and, after no members of the public signed up to speak, moved to adopt the rates required for state certification.
Chairman Chester A. Ellis told the room the advertised general fund rate is 10.518 mills — 0.330 mills higher than the rollback rate of 10.188 — and that the special service district rate is 6.502 mills (0.230 above rollback). He also said the Chatham Area Transit Authority rate was advertised at 0.940 mills, 0.030 mills above its rollback figure. "This hearing is being held in compliance with state law," Ellis said while explaining the forms the county must file with the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Commissioners moved to open and then close the hearing after no public comments were offered. The board then voted to adopt the millage levy resolutions and authorized the chairman to sign required certification forms (forms PT-35 and PT-32-1) for submission to the Georgia Department of Revenue. The meeting record lists the adopted millage rates as 10.518 mills for the general fund, 6.502 mills for the special service district and 0.940 mills for the Chatham Area Transit Authority; specific vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
