FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Board of Education announced Thursday its intention to increase 2026 property taxes by 3.08% over the rollback millage rate. School officials are recommending a millage rate of 18.080 for the tax year.
Under Georgia law, when rising property values increase the total digest of taxable property, local governments must compute a rollback millage rate. That rate determines what millage would generate the same total tax revenue as the previous year without property reassessments.
Because the school board’s newly approved budget requires a millage rate above that rollback threshold, state law mandates three public hearings before a final vote…