Monday, April 28, 2025–7:20 p.m.
-David Crowder, WRGA News-
The Rome City Commission has approved a resolution regarding the 2025 Estimated Ad Valorem Tax Millage Rate.
Due to legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly, local taxing authorities are now required to submit an estimated ad valorem tax mill rate prior to the distribution of property assessment notices and submission of the annual tax digest by the local Board of Tax Assessors.
“We don’t have our net digest yet, so we really don’t have a valid way to come up with this,” said Rome City Manager Sammy Rich. “So, what we have done is to simply endeavor to do what we thought might be a worst-case scenario. What we have before us tonight is, for maintenance and operations for the City of Rome, it would be 9.8 mills, and that includes our normal capital rate of 1.8. Additionally, for Rome City Schools, we have that at 17.25. Across the board, those are roughly 3 percent increases. Again, what we envisioned as a worst-case scenario.”
After the 2025 City of Rome Tax Digest is submitted, the Rome City Commission will proceed to calculate and adopt the final 2025 tax mill rate to be used to determine the 2025 tax bills.
