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Joe Lockwood, Mayor
CITY COUNCIL
Peyton Jamison
Paul Moore
Laura Bentley
Carol Cookerly
Joe Longoria
Rick Mohrig
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
City Hall
Monday, August 2, 2021 Special Called 9:00 AM
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
3) FIRST PRESENTATION
1. Consideration of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of
Milton, Georgia, to Establish the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of the City of Milton
for Fiscal Year 2022; and for Other Purposes.
(Agenda Item No. 21-227)
(Bernadette Harvill, Asst. City Manager)
4) PUBLIC HEARING
1. Consideration of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of
Milton, Georgia, to Establish the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of the City of Milton
for Fiscal Year 2022; and for Other Purposes.
(First Presentation at August 2, 2021 Special Called City Council Meeting)
(Agenda Item No. 21-227)
(Bernadette Harvill, Asst. City Manager)
MILTON CITY COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 2, 2021
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5) EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed)
6) ADJOURNMENT
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
TO: City Council DATE: July 27, 2021
FROM: Steven Krokoff, City Manager
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of
the City of Milton, Georgia, to Establish the Ad Valorem Tax
Rate of the City of Milton for Fiscal Year 2022; and for Other
Purposes.
MEETING DATE: Monday, August 2, 2021 City Council Meeting
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: (Attach additional pages if necessary)
See attached memorandum
APPROVAL BY CITY MANAGER: ___ APPROVED ___ NOT APPROVED
CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL REQUIRED: ___ YES ___ NO
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW REQUIRED: ___ YES ___ NO
APPROVAL BY CITY ATTORNEY ___ APPROVED ___ NOT APPROVED
PLACED ON AGENDA FOR: __________
August 2, 2021
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To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Bernadette Harvill, Assistant City Manager
Date: Submitted on July 27, 2021 for the August 2, 2021 Special Called City Council
Meeting (First Presentation) and August 9, 2021 Special Called City Council
Meeting (Unfinished Business)
Agenda Item: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton,
Georgia, to Establish the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of the City of Milton for Fiscal Year
2022; and for Other Purposes.
Executive Summary:
The City has advertised and enclosed an ordinance based on a Maintenance and Operating
(M&O) millage rate of 4.731 mills, which maintains the same millage rate used to calculate Milton
property tax bills for each tax year from 2007 to 2020 (excluding 2018). We are also proposing a
bond millage rate of 0.487 mills for the General Obligation Bond, Series 2017 (i.e. greenspace
bond) that was approved through referendum on the November 2016 ballot. This will cover the
fifth year of debt service payments totaling $1,711,375.
The Fulton County consolidation and evaluation of digest for tax year 2021 reflects taxable
assessments for real and personal property at $3,419,917,902 net of exemptions (please note
HB710 passed in 2018 created a new floating exemption based on the consumer price index for
properties with a current homestead exemption including the primary residence and five (5)
contiguous acres of land which has more than doubled the City’s exemptions).
The State of Georgia requires two calculations when comparing year over year tax collection
rates. The calculation of percentage increase/decrease in property taxes involves the calculation
of a rollback rate. The rollback rate takes reassessments of existing real property and other net
changes to the digest, such as new construction, into consideration (please see advertisement
#1 enclosed). According to this calculation, maintaining a 4.731 M&O millage rate represents an
increase of 6.08% from the updated 2020 digest figures provided by Fulton County. The main factor
causing this increase is the reassessment of existing real property and the related impact of the
floating exemption calculation related to these reassessments.
The second calculation (advertisement #2 enclosed) represents the five-year history of levy. This
formula compares taxes levied year over year without consideration of the impacts related
directly to reassessments of existing real property. The result is a 9.3% increase year over year levy
anticipation (based on a 100% collection rate) for the 2021 tax year when compared to the
updated figures for 2020.
Motor vehicle assessed values in 2021 are $10,894,780 and have decreased by 25% since 2020.
This decline is a result of HB386, which is phasing out motor vehicle taxes (or the “birthday tax”)
and replacing it with the title ad valorem tax (TAVT). The TAVT is a one-time title fee that is paid on
all vehicle sales. It is not a property tax and is, therefore, not included in the tax digest.
Funding and Fiscal Impact:
The total amount of property taxes to be levied for M&O purposes, excluding motor vehicle tax, is
roughly $13.9 million (this amount is based on a 100% collection rate). The FY 2022 budget
anticipates year one collections totaling $13,111,743, or 97%, for real property (a 5% increase from
FY 2021’s amendment budget) and $194,308, or 65%, for personal property (a 2% decrease from
FY 2021’s amended budget). Historically, Milton has experienced a collection rate of
approximately 97% of the projected real property digest in year one of collections.
Alternatives: Other Council directed action.
Legal Review: Not required.
Concurrent Review: Steve Krokoff, City Manager
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STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO.
COUNTY OF FULTON
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MILTON, GEORGIA, TO ESTABLISH THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF
THE CITY OF MILTON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia authorizes the City to levy and
provide for the assessment of ad valorem property taxes on all property subject to
taxation; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia provides that the valuation of all
property subject to taxation by the City shall be determined according to the tax digest
prepared by the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council, after hearing and after duly considering all
such relevant evidence, testimony and public comments, has determined that it is in the
best interests of, and necessary to meet the expenses and obligations of, the City of
Milton, Georgia to set a levy in the amount of $5.218 on each $1,000.00 of taxable value
for all property subject to ad valorem taxation by the City; now
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, Georgia as
follows:
SECTION I: The ad valorem tax rate for the City of Milton, Georgia for the 2022
fiscal year, on property subject to ad valorem taxation by the City is hereby fixed at
$5.218 on forty percent (40%) of each $1,000.00 of property subject to ad valorem tax by
the City.
SECTION II: Said rate of $5.218 on forty percent (40%) of each $1,000.00 of taxable
property is hereby levied as follows:
(a) For General Government purposes $4.731 on forty percent (40%) of each
$1,000.00 of taxable property.
(b) For the purpose of retiring outstanding General Obligation bonds, $0.487 on
forty percent (40%) of each $1,000.00 of taxable property.
SECTION III: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
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ORDAINED this the ____day of ________, 2021.
____________________________________
Joe Lockwood, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Tammy Lowit, City Clerk
(SEAL)
IncorporatedCity of Milton2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021Real & Personal2,436,165,041 2,501,923,182 3,002,308,260 3,159,080,577 3,191,486,149 3,419,917,902Motor Vehicle55,613,700 38,158,500 26,535,480 19,364,570 14,490,680 10,894,780Mobile Homes000000Timber – 100%000000Heavy Duty Equipment0211,374 61,46376,149225,8480Gross Digest2,491,778,741 2,540,293,056 3,028,905,203 3,178,521,296 3,206,202,677 3,430,812,682Less M&O Exemptions165,583,140 169,475,550 196,963,090 533,271,000 523,537,893 499,563,498Net M&O Digest2,326,195,601 2,370,817,506 2,831,942,113 2,645,250,296 2,682,664,784 2,931,249,184Gross M&O Millage Rate8.3428.2447.4178.1718.3437.727Less Millage Rate Rollbacks (LOST)3.6113.5133.0273.4403.6122.996Net M&O Millage Rate4.7314.7314.394.7314.7314.731Bond Millage Rate00.3210.6710.5880.5380.487Total City Millage Rate 4.7315.0525.0615.3195.2695.218M&O Taxes Levied11,005,231 11,216,338 12,432,226 12,514,679 12,691,687 13,867,740Bond Taxes Levied0761,032 1,900,233 1,821,658 1,655,748 1,601,485Total City Taxes Levied11,005,231 11,977,370 14,332,459 14,336,337 14,347,435 15,469,225Net M&O Taxes $ Increase379,417 211,106 1,215,888 82,453 177,008 1,176,053 Net M&O Taxes % Increase3.6%1.9%10.8%0.7%1.4%9.3%CITY OF MILTONNOTICEThe City of Milton does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at City Hall Council Chambers, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia on August 9, 2021 immediately following the Work Session at 6:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.Current 2021 Tax Digest and Five Year History of LevyAll calculations are based upon a 100% collection rate. Figures for 2016-2020 have been updated to reflect the most recent consolidation and evaluation of digest provided by Fulton County for each year, and 2021 figures are based on current estimates provided by Fulton County. Advertisement #2
CITY OF MILTON
NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW
The City of Milton has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in
property taxes by 6.08 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at
the City of Milton Council Chambers, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia, 30004, on the
following dates and times:
August 2, 2021 at 9:00 AM
August 2, 2021 at 6:00 PM
August 9, 2021 immediately following the work session at 6:00 PM
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 4.731 mills, an increase of 0.271
mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 4.460 mills.
The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $575,000 is approximately
$62.33 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value
of $600,000 is approximately $65.04.
CITY OF MILTON
NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
DETAILED EXPLANATION
For the 2021 tax year, staff will be presenting the current/capped millage rate option of
4.731 mills, which the City has had in place since incorporation (with the exception of tax
year 2018), as well as the rollback millage rate option of 4.460 mills to the City Council.
Please note, the legally advertised rate above excludes the separately calculated greenspace
bond millage rate. Actual changes in property values will not be available until the City
receives the official property digest from the Fulton County Tax Commissioner.
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