The Catoosa County Commission’s portion of homeowners’ property tax bills may remain unchanged after the county’s proposed budget included a millage rate rollback, an official said.
The millage rate is part of the county’s nearly $43 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. It was recently presented to the county commission for review. The county’s fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
The proposed fiscal year budget is about 4% higher than the current budget, said county spokesperson John Pless in a phone call, and includes a 3.5% cost of living pay increase for full-time county employees and the addition of a second county information technology position.
“It also takes into account that the county is going to receive a little bit extra revenue with growth,” of sales and property taxes, Pless said of the upcoming budget.
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