County raises taxes by 1.75 mills | The Post-Searchlight

The Decatur County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to increase the millage rate by 1.75 mills, for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

The county’s previous overall millage rate was 9.91 mills, which included a 0.25-mill allotment to the Industrial Development Authority and the remaining 9.66 mills allotted for the general fund. Tuesday, the county voted to increase the overall millage rate to 11.66 mills.

First, there was a 1.5-mill increase to the general fund’s original 9.66-mill rate, changing it to 11.16 mills. Secondly, there was an additional 0.25 mill allotment added for the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, which will be used to help pay off a 20-year $3.1-million loan to make improvements at the county’s wastewater treatment plant. The 0.25-mill allotment will continue for the IDA, resulting in a total millage rate of 11.66 mills.

The county passed the millage rate change by a 4-2 vote. Board Vice Chairman Frank Loeffler and Commissioners Dennis Brinson, Jan Godwin and Dr. David C. “Butch” Mosely voted in favor of the increase, while Board Chairman Russell Smith and Commissioner Oliver Sellers voted against it.

Prior to the vote, Mosely made a motion to increase the overall millage rate to 11.41 mills, which would have been an increase of 1.5 mills. However, his motion died for lack of a second.

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