Fulton County, Georgia – Fulton County’s 2026 property tax debate is coming down to a small percentage with a very public process attached to it. The Board of Commissioners says it intends to levy General Fund property taxes at a level 0.54 percent above the county’s calculated rollback millage rate.
That difference is enough to trigger three public hearings under Georgia law, giving residents two chances to speak on Sept. 30 and another on Oct. 7 before the county sets its final millage rate.
The issue begins with property reassessments. Each year, the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors reviews the assessed value of taxable property. When recent sales indicate that the fair market value of a particular property has increased, assessors are required to re-determine its value and adjust the assessment.
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Those changes can increase the overall taxable property digest even when the existing millage rate does not change. Because of that, Georgia law requires the calculation of a rollback millage rate. That rate is designed to generate the same total revenue from the current year’s digest that the previous year’s rate would have produced if reassessments had not occurred.
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Fulton County is proposing a rate above that rollback level. Before commissioners can give the rate final approval, residents must be provided opportunities to comment on the proposed increase.
All three hearings will be held at the Government Center Assembly Hall, 141 Pryor Street in Atlanta. Two special called meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The third hearing will take place Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m.
Residents who cannot attend in person can participate through video conferencing available through the Fulton County website.
The Sept. 30 meeting at 10 a.m. can be accessed through this Zoom registration page, while the 6 p.m. hearing has a separate Zoom registration link.
The Oct. 7 hearing can be joined through this Zoom meeting link.
The hearings give Fulton County residents an opportunity to address commissioners before the 2026 General Fund millage rate is finalized.
