CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA

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1 CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA Joe Lockwood, Mayor CITY COUNCIL Karen Thurman Matt Kunz Bill Lusk Burt Hewitt Joe Longoria Lance Large Monday, August 27, 2012 Special Called Meeting Agenda 5:00 PM CALL TO ORDER 1) ROLL CALL 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Led by the Mayor) 3) APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Add or remove items from the agenda) (Agenda Item No ) 4) PUBLIC COMMENT (None) 5) CONSENT AGENDA (None) 6) REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS (None) 7) FIRST PRESENTATION (None) Page 1 of 2 Milton City Hall City Council Chambers Deerfield Parkway, Suite E Milton, GA Persons needing special accommodations in order to participate in any City meeting should call

2 MILTON CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AUGUST 27, ) SECOND PUBLIC HEARING 1. Approval of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia, to Fix the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of the City of Milton for Fiscal Year 2012; and for Other Purposes. (Agenda Item No ) (Presented by Stacey Inglis, Finance Director) (First Presentation on August 27, 2012 at Special Called 9:00 a.m. Meeting) (First Public Hearing on August 27, 2012 at Special Called 5:00 p.m. Meeting) 9) ZONING AGENDA (None) 10) UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None) 11) NEW BUSINESS (None) 12) MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS (None) 13) STAFF REPORTS (None) 14) EXECUTIVE SESSION (None) 15) ADJOURNMENT (Agenda Item No ) Page 2 of 2 Milton City Hall City Council Chambers Deerfield Parkway, Suite E Milton, GA Persons needing special accommodations in order to participate in any City meeting should call

3 City of Milton Deerfield Parkway, Suite 100 Milton, Georgia To: From: Date: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Stacey R. Inglis, Finance Manager August 27, 2012 Council Meeting Agenda Item: Approval of an Ordinance to Set the Millage Rate for the Fiscal Year 2012 CMO (City Manager s Office) Recommendation: Approval of an ordinance to set the millage rate for fiscal year 2012 at mills. Background: On September 19, 2011, the City Council adopted the fiscal year 2012 budget. The property tax revenue estimated in this budget was based on a millage rate of The estimated property tax collection for fiscal year 2012 included in the approved budget is $7,509,227. Discussion: The fiscal year 2012 millage rate must be approved via ordinance before tax collection can begin. The City received the certified consolidation digest from Fulton County on August 6, In order to meet the advertising requirements and have the millage rate approved prior to September 6, when tax bills are scheduled to be mailed, the public meetings have been scheduled as follows: August 27, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at a special-called meeting August 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at a special-called meeting September 5, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the regularly scheduled meeting During each meeting, the ordinance will be read and a public hearing will be held. After the third and final public hearing, the ordinance will be presented for approval. Alternatives: None identified. Concurrent Review: Chris Lagerbloom, City Manager 1

4 STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA, TO FIX THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF THE CITY OF MILTON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012; 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 City of Milton, Georgia calculated a rollback millage rate as defined within State of Georgia law, demonstrating the proposed millage rate is less than the rollback millage rate; and WHEREAS, the City Council has properly given notice, and held three public hearings, in accordance with the law of the State of Georgia, on August 27, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., August 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. and September 5, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of receiving relevant evidence, testimony and public comment concerning the proposed millage rate for ad valorem property taxes; 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 $4.731 on each $1, 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 2012 fiscal year, on property subject to ad valorem taxation by the City is hereby fixed at $4.731 on forty percent (40%) of each $1, of property subject to ad valorem tax by the City. SECTION II: Said rate of $4.731 on forty percent (40%) of each $1, of taxable property is hereby levied for General Government purposes. SECTION IV: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Page 1 of 2

5 ORDAINED this the day of, Joe Lockwood, Mayor Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk (Seal) Page 2 of 2