The Butts County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary millage rollback of 10.459, during its Monday, March 23 meeting. In Georgia, the tax rate, or millage, in each county is set annually by the board of county commissioners or other governing authority of the taxing jurisdiction, and by the board of education. A tax rate of 1 mill represents a tax liability of one dollar per $1,000 of assessed value. Local governments set these rates annually to fund services like infrastructure, schools and police, fire and emergency services. “We don’t have a true rollback number yet, but by law we are required to provide one by April 1,” said Butts County’s County Manager Brad Johnson. Commission ChairJoe Brown said there is a “99.999%” chance the millage rate will be lower. “We are working our tails off to give property owners relief,” said Brown in reference to recent increases in exemptions and the FLOST Butts County voters approved last November. The Floating Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) is a 1% Georgia sales tax enacted via House Bill 581 in 2024, designed to directly reduce residential property taxes. It is a countywide tax, approved by voter referendum, that lasts for five yea
