SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
2024 Ad Valorem Tax Millage Rates; Budget Revisions
Body
Information Contact: Zachary L. Williams, Chief Operating Officer / T. J. Sigler, Director, Office of Management & Budget
Phone Number: (404) 371-2174 / (404) 371-2426
PURPOSE:
To adopt the ad valorem tax millage rates for DeKalb County; to adopt a homestead exemption of 100.0% under E-HOST applied to General and Hospital funds; to adopt changes to the 2024 operating budget and revenue anticipation; to adopt the ad valorem tax millage rate for the DeKalb County Board of Education; and to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
This agenda item revises the county’s operating budget to reflect the current tax digest, authorizes the ad valorem tax millage rates for the year 2024 for DeKalb County, and adopts the millage rate for education purposes in the attached Board of Education resolution, which is to be levied by the Governing Authority. This agenda item also charges the administration’s staff to present funding recommendations for the requests outlined in Schedule C by the first regular Commission meeting in August 2024.
This agenda item requests passing of the attached documents:
Schedule A - 2024 Operating Budget Revisions
Schedule B - Resolution to Levy Taxes for the Year 2024
Schedule C - Board of Commissioners Budget Amendment Requests
DeKalb County Board of Education Millage Rate Resolution
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adjusts the current budget to reflect current digest information and other changes.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve adoption of the ad valorem millage rates for DeKalb County; to approve adoption of the ad valorem tax millage rate for the DeKalb County Board of Education; to approve revisions to the 2024 operating budget; and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.