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Brookhaven held the first of three required public hearings on proposed FY 2026 property tax rates. Staff recommended a 3.850-mill General Fund rate, a 0.460-mill bond rate, and a reduction of the I-85/North Druid Hills Special Tax District rate from 12.000 to 6.450 mills.
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The proposed General Fund rate would help address an estimated $407,995 shortfall under the previously planned rate and account for uncertainty from commercial property appeals. The rates were presented for public comment and were not adopted in the minutes. Staff also noted a future referendum proposal to increase the low-income senior homestead exemption from $160,000 to $200,000.
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