Decatur sent out this announcement this morning…

At their regular meeting on May 19, 2014, the Decatur City Commission adopted a tentative millage rate of 13.00 mills for general operations, capital improvements, bonded indebtedness and downtown development authority operations. This is the same as the 2013 millage rate; however due to property reassessments, this will represent an average increase of 6.62% in property taxes. This increase is consistent with new development and home sale data tracked by the City for the past three years. The State’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights requires that this increase be advertised. For property that was not reassessed there should be no increase in property taxes.

The Decatur City Commission will hold public hearings regarding this issue on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, June 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.; and, Monday, June 16, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The final millage will be set at the Decatur City Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, June 16, 2014. All meetings are held in the City Commission Meeting room, Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, Decatur. For more information, contact Meredith Roark, Budget & Performance Measurement Manager or Andrea Arnold, Assistant City Manager at (404) 370-4102 or visit the City’s website at www.decaturga.com/budget.