SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ☒ NO ☐ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): Commission District(s): All
2026 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 2026 ad valorem tax millage rates for DeKalb County and DeKalb County Board of Education; to adopt a homestead exemption of 84.56% under E-HOST applied to the County Operations (General Fund) and Hospital millage rates and 9.80% applied to the Police Services millage rate; and to adopt changes to the 2026 operating budget.
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 2026 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 requests passing of the attached documents:
Schedule A - FY2026 Annual Budget Revisions
Schedule B - Resolution to Levy Taxes for the Year 2026
Schedule C - Summary of Budget Amendments
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 tax 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 2026 operating budget; and to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents.