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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 2026 Millage Rates for the General Fund, General Obligation Bond Fund, and the Fulton Industrial District Fund.
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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; Fulton County Code Sec 58-148
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
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Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Scope of Work: The Finance Department recommends approval of the attached Resolution which includes the County’s 2026 General Fund, Bond Fund, and Special Service District - Fulton Industrial District millage rates. The Fulton County Board of Education is scheduled to adoption their final millage rate on October 22, 2026, therefore a Supplemental Resolution for the school millage rate will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on the November 4, 2026 meeting.
Listed below are the proposed millage rates for 2026 and actual rates for the last two years:
2024 2025 2026 Change
General Fund 8.870 8.870 8.870 0.000
Bond Fund 0.170 0.169 0.169 (0.000)
Fulton Industrial Dist. 9.410 9.431 9.431 (0.000)
The Board previously approved Item 26-111 on September 16, 2026 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. Also, the Board previously approved agenda item 26-0396 on July 15, 2026 to authorize the County Attorney to petition the Superior Court of Fulton County for immediate and temporary collection of 2026 taxes, as the Digest was not complete at that time. Two of the three required public hearings were held at a special called meeting of the Board of Commissioners on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 and at 6 p.m, and the final public hearing is being held at the first meeting on October 7, 2026 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:
September 30, 2026 10:00 a.m. meeting -<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kx71LTG6SqKzW-dRuVHKQA>
September 30, 2026 6:00 p.m. meeting -<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q3BpPqIcTNuxqRhyrPzv9Q>
October 7, 2026 10:00 a.m. meeting - <https://zoom.us/j/92635131233?pwd=Ntiuad5smDju1VhDFOfwdqOeznBV96.1>
Department Recommendation: Finance recommends approval