Dade County Executive Ted RumleyDade County, Ga., commissioners approved a 1.7-mil property tax increase Thursday night, County Commission Chairman and County Executive Ted Rumley said.
He said that means an increase of about $69 per year on a property worth $100,000. That will result in more than $700,000 in additional revenue for the county, he said.
The action comes in the wake of news that 42 county employees would lose jobs or be furloughed in an effort to reduce the county’s budget. Rumley said those layoffs already have occurred and most of the jobs will not be filled in the future.
“What we’ll do is we’ll evaluate that in a year and see how that is going for the department,” he said. “There might be a few of those spots that might come and go back, but a lot of them will not be.”
The departments facing the biggest funding cuts include the sheriff’s office, public works and public transportation. The Dade County Public Library will experience cuts, as well.