DeKalb school board approves flat millage rate
The DeKalb County school board voted unanimously Monday to keep the same property tax rate as last year, which will boost revenue during the 2014-15 fiscal year because of increasing property values.
The school board voted 9-0 to set the millage rate at 23.98. A tax of 1 mill equals a levy of a tenth of a penny on each dollar of assessed valuation.
In Georgia, governments must advertise a tax increase whenever they adopt a millage rate that generates an increase in revenue over the prior year. Not everyone will pay more — only those whose property values increased in the opinion of the DeKalb tax assessor.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
