Meriwether County commissioners adopt 2026 rollback millage rates

The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 31, 2026, voted to adopt the countyand fire-related rollback millage rates for 2026 after a staff presentation and a public hearing that drew no speakers. Chair (Speaker 1) moved to adopt the proposed rates and the motion carried by voice vote.

A staff member explained the legal requirements and the calculations used to set the rollback rates, citing the Department of Revenue PT-32.1 form and the county's published notice. "The proposed rollback rates for 2026 are as follows: countywide general government, 12.277 mills; fire district, 2.304 mills; fire bond, 0.646 mills," the staff member said. The staff member also told commissioners that because the board is adopting the calculated rollback rates, under Georgia law the action does not constitute a property tax increase.

Staff provided an estimate of the cost of one mill on the county digest at roughly $867,808, and said the increase in that dollar figure was driven by a larger digest rather than an increase in the millage rate itself. Commissioners authorized the chair to execute any additional documents necessary to complete the millage adoption process; the prepared resolution will require signatures from all board members, the county attorney and the county clerk.

The board later moved into executive session to discuss personnel matters and then returned to the public record before adjourning the special called meeting. No public speakers addressed the millage during the hearing.