The City of Brookhaven is holding two public meetings in June to discuss the millage rate and potential rollback.
In November 2024, the Brookhaven City Council adopted a 2025 general fund budget totaling $38.1 million to fund the day-to-day operations of the city. The 2025 millage rate is 2.74 mills, the same rate since 2015.
Because of the revaluation of real property tax assessments by the city, the proposed 2.74 millage rate will result in an increase in property tax by 0.06 mills over the rollback millage rate. Without a tentative tax increase, the proposed millage rate will be no more than 2.68 mills.
The proposed increase works out to an increase of about $18 for a homesteaded property with a fair market value of $775,000, and about $37.80 for a non-homestead property with a fair market value of $1.5 million, according to a statement from the City of Brookhaven.
In addition to the general fund budget, city council members will vote on the following millage rates:
- General obligation bond mill rate: 0.047 mills
- Special tax district mill rate: 12 mills
- Special service district mill rate: 4 mills
The special service district taxes pay for government services and capital projects. The special tax district funds police, code enforcement, and infrastructure from an ad valorem tax on properties in the area.
In comparison, the 2024 special tax district mill rate was 6.450 mills, and is proposed to nearly double in 2025. The general obligation bond millage and special service district millage will remain the same.
Meetings will be open to the public at Brookhaven City Hall on Tuesday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, June 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
