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Resident tells council his tax bill rose after a lower appraisal, blames floating exemption adjustment
Summary
Royce Ronicki told the council his property's assessed value fell 4.4% yet his 2025 tax bill rose; he attributed the increase to a reduced floating exemption and urged the city to explain the mechanics and rationale.
Royce Ronicki, a Johns Creek resident, told the council that his home’s fair market value decreased by 4.4% but his 2025 tax bill nevertheless increased, and he urged staff to investigate how the city's exemptions and county/school millage adjustments produced the result.
"So back in May, the board of assessors sent me a notice that says, hey, the value of your house went down... The net assessed value of my house, fair market value, went down 4.4%. You lowered the millage rate 4.2%. But in the middle in this equation, there's things called exemptions and a floating exemption. And guess what you did? You lowered my floating exemption so that my taxable value went up," Ronicki said, asking the city to explain why a lower appraisal and millage rollback did not produce a lower tax bill. He also cited changes in Fulton County and school board taxes and presented the council with specific percentage changes he observed.
The counciler’s time expired before a staff explanation in this meeting; Ronicki asked staff to look into the mechanics and provide clarity to residents about how floating exemptions and millage calculations affect taxable value.
