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Finance
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution adopting the 2024 Millage Rates for the General fund, General Obligation Bond Fund, and the Fulton Industrial District Fund, as well as the 2024 Fulton County Board of Education millage rate.
(MOTION TO APPROVE FAILED ON 8/7/24) (APPROVED)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
O.C.G.A 36-81-5; O.C.G.A 48-5-32; O.C.G.A 48-5-32-1 and O.C.G.A 48-5-310
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Open and Responsible Government
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts ☒
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Scope of Work: The Finance Department recommends approval of the attached Resolution which includes the County’s 2024 General Fund, Bond Fund, and Special Service District - Fulton Industrial District millage rates. Per statute, the Fulton County Board of Education recommends a 2024 millage rate of 17.080 to the Board of Commissioners (BOC) who in turn approve the recommended rates, perfunctorily. The Fulton County Board of Education adopted their final millage rate on August 6, 2024.
Listed below are the proposed millage rates for 2024 and actual rates for the last two years:
2022 2023 2024 Change
General Fund 8.870 8.870 8.870 0.000
Bond Fund 0.200 0.180 0.170 (0.010)
Fulton Industrial Dist. 9.550 9.340 9.410 0.070
The Board previously approved Item 24-0431 on June 26, 2024 that authorized a proposed millage rate, advertisement of the 5-year levy ad, set the public hearing dates, authorized the Chair to sign the Pending Appeals for Properties Other than Public Utilities form, and authorized the County Attorney to petition the Superior Court of Fulton County for immediate and temporary collection of 2024 taxes, if it becomes necessary. Two of the three required public hearings were held at the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners on July 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., a special called meeting at 6 p.m. on July 10, 2024, and the final public hearing is being held at the first meeting on August 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Assembly Hall, located at 141 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 and via video conferencing accessible via the Fulton County website at www.fultoncountyga.gov or were accessed electronically via the following web addresses for the public hearing dates below:
July 10, 2024 - 10 a.m. meeting - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CgXtI_KjS1O_0vVs9lub3g
July 10, 2024 - 6 p.m. meeting -https://zoom.us/j/92776019608?pwd=mbbXsTN3bDIH9dpNrQDSo4DfMIfGeP.1
August 7, 2024 - https://zoom.us/j/96836327417?pwd=cVd5MG1ONEVsL2FjYXJBZEhUSUJvZz09
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