JONESBORO — The Clayton County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on its $292.6 million fiscal year 2024 budget at its regular meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
The $292.6 million budget is nearly $11 million more than the $281.54 million 2023 budget.
The County Commission is proposing to lower its millage rate from 18.971 mills to 16.000 mills. Even though the tax rate is expected to go down, it doesn’t mean property taxes will go down as property values have increased.
At the 18.971 tax rate, the owner of a home valued at $100,000 would pay $758.84 in taxes — not counting school board or municipal taxes or homestead exemptions or other exemptions. At the 16.000 rate, an owner of a home valued at $100,000 would pay $640 in taxes.
Public safety and courts are by the far the biggest expenditures, taking up nearly 44% percent of budget courts and law enforcement at 23.50% and public safety at 20.42%.
Here is a glance at some of the proposed expenditures by department (numbers have been rounded up):
— General Government: $111.29 million.
— Sheriff’s Office: $44.34 million.
— Police: $39.10 million.
— Information Technology: $14.7 million.
— EMS/Rescue: $14.26 million.
— General Government (Commissioners): $4.52 million.
— Superior Court: $10.71 million.
— Parks and Recreation: $9.9 million.
— Prison and Corrections: $9.34 million.
— Professional Services: $9.16 million.
— Buildings and Maintenance: $8.39 million.
— Transportation and Development: $8.19 million.
— Fleet Maintenance: $7.96 million.
— District Attorney: $6.18 million.
— Juvenile Court: $5.49 million.
— Senior Services: $4.85 million.
— Finance and Accounting: $4.84 million.
— Tax Assessors: $4.76 million.
— Library: $4.23 million.
— Community Development: $4.08 million.
— Solicitor General: $2.84 million.
— Clerk of…
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