Macon-Bibb County Mayor Proposes Property Tax Rate Cut

Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller has recommended lowering the property tax rate to 9.9 mills, a decrease of 0.823 mills from last year and 10.431 mills since he took office.

Despite this reduction, the new millage rate will support pay increases for employees, including sheriff deputies and firefighters, and boost funding for various departments and focus areas.

Mayor Miller stated, “I am so excited about the direction we are heading in. It’s not every day that a community can say they’ve increased all their focus points by millions of dollars per department, given raises to all of their employees, continue to support public safety, while having some of the best infrastructure we have in place, and at the same time be able to decrease our tax rate by 52%.”

Over the past four years, funding for public safety has risen by nearly $16 million, while recreation and beautification, and economic development each saw increases of over $4.5 million.

The Board of Commissioners is set to vote on the millage rate for Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) at a meeting on September 3, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Commission Chambers at City Hall (700 Poplar Street) and will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty.