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The city council's budget sets how Carnesville spends taxpayer money for the year and, with the millage rate, how much residents pay in property taxes.
The adopted budget sets county spending for the coming year, while commissioners are still working out the property tax rate that will fund it.
The vote sets how much county property tax Franklin County residents will pay for 2026, capping a budget and millage cycle that also funded a new Industrial Building Authority levy and library budget increases.
The county's general fund budget grows 5.82% for the year ahead, and commissioners have now set the property tax rates, including for county residents and the school board, that will fund it.
County commissioners approved a FY2025 budget that aimed to hold the tax rate flat, but a year-end review later showed spending ran nearly $2 million over the original plan.
The city commission approved the millage rate in a 4-0 vote, keeping it unchanged from the prior year as part of the FY2027 budget.
A higher property tax rate would narrow a city budget shortfall but increase what Cornelia property owners pay.
The town's property tax rate for 2026 moves toward public hearings before it can be finalized.
The rate, approved after a series of public hearings, will determine how much residents pay in city property taxes next year.
The council postponed a vote on raising the millage rate, which sets how much property owners pay in local taxes, until more information is provided.
A proposed rise in Demorest's millage rate would increase property tax bills for homestead and non-homestead owners in the city.
The rate, which determines property tax bills, continues a multi-year decline from 7 mills in 2021.
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