Fannin County Commissioners Set to Lock In Full-Rollback 2.401 Mill Tax Rate Tonight

Fannin County property owners are set to keep the same effective tax burden on their county bill this year, after commissioners scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fannin County Courthouse to adopt a proposed 2.401 mill general maintenance and operations rate for 2026.

County officials call it a full rollback. That means the rate is calculated to bring in the same amount of revenue as last year, even as property values rise, rather than letting a growing tax digest hand the county more money without a vote. At the Aug. 5 special-called meeting where commissioners approved advertising the rate, the board chair put it plainly: "It's a full rollback," and "No increase."

The number itself is a small drop from last year. Fannin County's county millage rate was 2.44 mills in 2025. This year's proposed rate of 2.401 mills is lower in raw terms, which is what allows officials to call it a true rollback rather than a hold-steady rate that still increases collections as property values climb.

What the Aug. 25 hearing actually does

The hearing is a required step, not a formality commissioners can skip. Georgia law, under O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, requires a levying authority to publish notice of a proposed millage rate and hold a public hearing at least two weeks before final adoption whenever the rate would otherwise be treated as an increase over the rollback figure. The county's Aug. 25 meeting agenda lists a "Resolution Adopting the FY2026 Millage Rate for Fannin County" as new business, the formal vote that follows the advertised hearing.

No one spoke during public comment at the Aug. 5 meeting where the board voted to advertise the rate. Commissioners adjourned after a voice vote in favor.

Why a "rollback" still matters to your bill

A full rollback doesn't guarantee a flat tax bill for every household. If a property's assessed value went up this year, the owner could still see county taxes rise even at a lower millage rate, because the bill is a function of both the rate and the assessed value. What the rollback promises is that the county government itself isn't collecting more in total from the tax digest than it did the year before, absent new construction added to the rolls.

This is the second year in a row Fannin County has taken the full rollback. Commissioners did the same in 2025, when the county rate was set at 2.44 mills alongside a Board of Education rate of 6.633 mills, for a combined total of 9.073 mills. The school board's rate is set separately and isn't part of the Aug. 25 county resolution.

The Aug. 25 vote finalizes the county's side of that math for another year. Once adopted, the rate goes to the tax commissioner's office to be applied to the 2026 tax digest, and bills reflecting it typically follow later in the fall. The county has not announced a separate date for when 2026 tax bills will be mailed.

Residents who want to track how this affects their own property can watch for the tax commissioner's billing notices later this year, and for future meeting agendas posted on the county's website.

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