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City of Duluth holds first public hearing on proposed 2026 tax millage rate
Summary
Assistant City Manager/Finance Ken Sakmar told the Mayor and Council on Aug. 10, 2026, that the City is considering keeping the millage rate at 6.551 mills; the rate exceeds the rollback millage rate by 0.185 mills (2.91%), producing about $525,644 in reassessment revenue. This was the first of three hearings required under O.C.G.A. 48-5-32.1.
The City of Duluth opened the first of three public hearings on Aug. 10, 2026, over the proposed 2026 tax millage rate. Assistant City Manager/Finance Ken Sakmar told the Mayor and Council that "The City of Duluth is considering maintaining the same millage rate as last year, which is 6.551 mills."
Sakmar explained the rollback millage rate (RMR) calculation required by Georgia law and said the City’s current millage rate exceeds the RMR by 0.185 mills — a 2.91% increase as measured against the rollback rate. He said the reassessment revenue from the 2026 digest would add approximately $525,644 to the city’s tax base. Sakmar also noted the legal requirement to publish a "Notice of Property Tax Increase" when a tentative millage rate exceeds the rollback rate and cited O.C.G.A. 48-5-32.1.
Sakmar said this was the first of three public hearings required by state law. He listed the next hearings as later that evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers and on Monday, Aug. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Community Room. Mayor Whitlock then invited questions and public comment; none were offered, and the mayor closed the hearing.
