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date: 2025-08-11
title: 08-11-2025 Millage Rate Hearing #1 Minutes
source: 2025-08/2025-08-11_08-11-2025 Millage Rate Hearing #1 _Minutes.pdf
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StOCkbridge
Where Community Connects

MILLAGE ATE 33.53 HEARENG #1
EYES
MONEAY ".3U57 222:." 20:30 AM.
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Mission: To provide visionary leadership and superior municipal services that enhance the quality
of life for citizens while creating a welcoming business atmosphere focused on sustainability and
expansion of tourism and cultural events

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Mr. Mllazi rated the FC Ltask wi 1 mt be implemented, and is recommendfrg
e rnfilage rate of 3.77, the same as was imp-emerited in 2023 are
2024.

Mr. ,Vilazi r: ted the city has 'ts homecwners tax re et Homestead Exemezicn
in the amount 1
2,620, with an and :Sonal exemprfsri fcr are age 95

and ofder or have sept... tzrxs in the are-3107' $15,500 for a 'naxirturv exemption. of
$25,300.

if: Mi!azi hated the 3.77 . age presseds al ewe f-tr tlse to continue w
servrces for residents er.- nusinesses fo' Works, Pclice, Citywide ?-
Ecsnomic Developmeru :, and otre' :peratin'el

Mr. Milazi gave exarrpies He taxes assessed for homes values of I1:0,GGO
and 300,330, and ifthe 'esdert had an of or $2u,w .

Pro Ganttjoined the meeting at 0:17 am.

Mr. Milazi the age r'te Lias beer. the same since 2023, and 2524- and
that even w. he 1cmestear: exerr one, the proposed ril age rate for 2025 is
recommended a: 3.77; and rated t. .e exemptions for the :fty :ave increase: frtrr

$24,333 standard exemptions sum as churches and $1 19,300;
and noted the city collected $6 million . taxes for 2023, $7 miliien for 2024 and
anticicates collectlm 7/3 miiicn 2025; and noted 2323 was a 135% increase
because it was the fist the miiiage; 2024 d an increase 4 % iecrease, art

2025 has an increase :r $131,023 overall.

COanilmember A!exander requested the number cf hemes in the city, and :c divide
the :umrer cf homes Dy $131,063 for an estimate of taxes per household.

Mr. Niiazi ncted that ".e wc:l:t advise en the actual number of homes, ard ncted {he
caicumm would be very sma ' eo'noaree to the services that resieents are receiving.

Ccunzilmemter Alexander '
:ted the city d act have a police department is 2322,
and 'nsteao paid Gown the city tax with $4 | on della's frcrr. fr: balance as a
rebate tc citizen-s for tau; :3 and .9 65+ the street.

Mayer Fro Gantt rented the cit; 's Tax Digest increased dLe to the
number of ents that were added the sky; and rated fht the city taxes,
include sarjtatier ant: recycliag sewices, are lower than county taxes.

Ccunciimenber Berry hated tt'e city needs tc increase advertising of the
nc mastead exerm no tc .a.(e rncreefan after: to 'nforrn mcre reside'tts abut

his tax-saving :2 ude the whdcw in which hemeewrers are at'e to
apply.

Mr. Miiazi hated the infC"1aticr.wi'l go cut beg' rig in Decembe' at the f'nefrarre
to ap'y is tanuary1 1 of year; ard acted the exemctio..s are exclus've

to ..y of Stockbridge ...s orly.

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Councilrrember Barber requested the detail breaxdcwr. cf the tee! homeowners
applied the homestead exemption, and the wur'ber of homeowners who
an; led with sestfc.

Mr. re: ae'
ca able to hem" the request, mung the exact informaticn
se a : dallenge zsnside- In" he numbers change frequently _.T year to year. '

Vayor'-crr 'Itmtluce" Mr. -arris, the gzxnty Commissioner W10 thanked

M'. .V lazi and sc assistanm'n crepe Ig f:':i"e Millage Rate .eerings, r ctrrg

(C be:a e" ng year with the pessihg of 98591 and -352; noted the millage
d Czunty We 39.
-.e'ryo 38.5.?" to he 31y C?"
e; are the col bea'c' pie 75 to reduce the rr iage c
. .. 8, are] tl'et
C' naiizlng
ce digest, and thenke: the city for its Iity and wageret 2r
WI.h t. e millage rate Ic hearing dates.

32. lmernte'
.I . 'sxahder ncted the State of Georgi .
tried to reducing
taxes are refererrced the Local Coti'1 Sales ax) iter'I for the
\levernbe' ta :4, no" G'Vl- (3ecrgia Association)has stated that the
1% sales Lax could be .Ised to pay oowr the city tax are reduce the cou.Iy tax.

Mr. -ar'is the provisicw 113581 a.'
:we: 7cities aid countiest: co: in or
2;.cutand ed that erry Emmy was one of t'Iirty counties with:
c, rozen

exerr p an , provision.

lV'r -lar-is th e for sgtir-g in which wou'd equal 3% valuation, and he
r.ze'I exert; opien would be :apped at 0%.

Vlr. Harris noted the cIties and county need to choose which option would be more
cial or the residents, rating office is evaluatirg each parse, and it looks
'e the vast "Iajority wow: here It from the currertfmzen cg: tion; and noted the
sales tax col acted from the which works similar to the
Pu 'c:h ee .cca Cations Seuss Tax) however, the revenue connected can cely be used
2': berteIt the r-cmeawners with an asses lage to reduce theirtex
L. m; t.

CCL" noted the TLCST witl be the \lovemoer
.I 2025 are per EMA, if aoprovee. it came shine.e ..ccbridge city tax.

'Vley'r Ford reao the Public Hearing Rmes ard Pmcedures

\: (ere CF; seed
P Jolie ear' r; was Closed.

C;urIci Alexander stated it is r.is desire to have the millage rate a? 3.77
remain for 2025.

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