DEPARTMENT
Finance
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution adopting the 2025 Millage Rates for the General fund, General Obligation Bond Fund, and the Fulton Industrial District Fund. (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; Fulton County Code Sec 58-148
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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District 6 ?
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 2025 General Fund, Bond Fund, and Special Service District - Fulton Industrial District millage rates. The Fulton County Board of Education is scheduled to adopt their final millage rate on August 19, 2025, which will be presented to the Board of Commissioners via Resolution at the August 20, 2025 meeting.
Listed below are the proposed millage rates for 2025 and actual rates for the last two years:
2023 2024 2025 Change
General Fund 8.870 8.870 9.870 1.000
Bond Fund 0.180 0.170 0.169 (0.001)
Fulton Industrial Dist. 9.340 9.410 9.431 0.021
The Board previously approved Item 25-0466 on June 18, 2025 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 f...
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