Department
Finance
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution adopting the proposed 2022 Millage Rates for the General Fund, General Obligation Bond Fund, and Fulton Industrial District Fund, as well as the 2022 Fulton County Board of Education millage rate. (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
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.)
The Finance Department recommends approval of the attached Resolution which includes the County's 2022 General Fund, Bond Fund, and Special Service District - Fulton Industrial District millage rates. Per statute, the Fulton County Board of Education recommends a 2022 millage rate of 17.240 to the Board of Commissioners who in turn approved the recommended rates. The Fulton County Board of Education adopted their final millage rate on August 11, 2022.
Listed below are the proposed millage rates for 2022 and actual rates for the last two years:
2020 2021 2022 Change
General fund 9.776 9.330 9.330 (0.000)
Bond Fund 0.220 0.210 0.200 (0.010)
Fulton Industrial District 11.880 9.550 9.550 (0.000)
The Board previously approved Item 22-0479 on July 11, 2022 that authorized a proposed millage rate, advertisement of the 5 year levy ad, set the public hearing date, 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 2022 taxes if it becomes necessary. The three required public hearings were held at the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners on August 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. and 6 p.m. and on August 17, 2022 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 following public hearing dates:
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August 3, 2022 10 a.m. meeting https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n4Gv2K64SFq-LkL8uj1a3g |
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August 3, 2022 6 p.m. meeting https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GGU92WO0SgO6ET758WW5Gg |
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August 17, 2022 10 a.m. meeting https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_46rIBK8mSmSRHVZGWGy-cA |