Sandy Springs residents can comment on the city’s proposed property tax levy at a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 1 Galambos Way.
The hearing is the first of three announced in the city’s Oct. 7 notice. Two more are scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., at the same location.
The city plans to maintain its rate of 4.731 mills, according to Appen Media. One mill equals $1 in tax per $1,000 of taxable assessed value.
Although the proposed rate is unchanged, the city is advertising a tax increase above the calculated rollback rate. Georgia’s rollback calculation adjusts for gains from property reassessments, allowing an unchanged millage rate to constitute an advertised tax increase.
Published figures, however, conflict. The city’s notice describes an increase of 0.2635% above rollback, while Appen reports a rollback rate of 4.7435 mills. A proposed rate of 4.731 mills would fall below that figure. The city’s online announcement does not provide both millage rates or the calculation needed to reconcile the difference.
The hearings follow the council’s June 16 approval of the fiscal year 2027 budget. The $1.089 billion budget includes a $170.4 million general fund for daily operations, Appen reported.
The budget projects $49.5 million in property tax revenue, about 4% above the prior fiscal year’s budget. City Manager Eden Freeman told the council in June that the millage rate would remain at the level established when Sandy Springs was founded.
An advertised percentage increase does not mean every homeowner’s bill will change by that amount. Individual bills depend on taxable assessed values, exemptions and rates set by the city and other taxing authorities.
Residents can offer comments at any of the three hearings before the city sets its final millage rate.
