Barnesville council adopts 2017–18 budget, sets millage at 4.163 mills

The Barnesville City Council adopted Ordinance No. 554 to approve the 2017–2018 operating budget and set the ad valorem tax rate at 4.163 mills.

City Manager Kenneth D. Roberts read the ordinance during the Sept. 5 meeting as the first reading; the council held a second reading and final adoption on Sept. 7. Councilmembers voted unanimously to approve the ordinance, which also included an amendment to the 2016–2017 operating budget.

At the same meeting the council ratified development efforts for industrial property on Old Milner Road and awarded a paving contract for Greenwood Cemetery to Georgia Asphalt, Inc. for $29,944.08, authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.

The ordinance adoption and associated approvals were carried by unanimous votes recorded in the minutes. The council did not record any changes to the published millage figure during the readings and confirmed that the adopted tax rate is 4.163 mills for 2017.

The budget adoption completes the council’s primary fiscal action for the year and sets the city’s property tax rate for the 2017 tax year. Council confirmed that implementation steps and contracts associated with the adopted budget will be managed by the City Manager and relevant department directors.