Fulton County District 1 Commissioner Bridget Thorne invited residents to attend a virtual town hall on property tax assessments at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8.
Chief Appraiser Roderick Conley and other experts from the Fulton County Board of Assessors’ office will attend the meeting to answer questions about assessments and how they are created and used.. Michael Fitzgerald, who is Thorne’s appointee on the board of assessors, will join the meeting.
The pair will explain to property owners how assessments are created and used in calculating property taxes, “and then give them information to possibly appeal their taxes if they don’t think they’re being assessed the correct amount.”
Fulton County Board of Assessors experts will review 2025 notices, homestead exemptions, and the appeals process. Attendees will learn how changes in state law such as the floating homestead exemption affect property assessments and get an opportunity to ask questions about the process.
Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis shared an email with his constituents on understanding the changes in 2025 property tax assessments. The email explained that starting this year, the “floating” exemption can change each year to offset changes in local property values. Fulton County, Fulton County Schools, and all North Fulton cities had previously adopted a floating exemption. The impact means that the growth in one’s net taxable value is generally capped at three percent, no matter how much the assessed value increases.
The 2025 assessment notices were mailed on June 17. Enclosed with the notices was an informational insert featuring a diagram outlining key details about the notices, as well as recent legislative changes from HB 581 and HB 92 that may affect taxpayers.
Residents can register online for the virtual town meeting on property taxes here.
