Lee County Board adopts corrected 2025 mill rate of 13.539 mills and approves refunds to taxpayers
June 11, 2026 | Lee County, School Districts, Georgia
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The Lee County Board of Education voted unanimously on June 11 to revise the district’s 2025 mill rate to 13.539 mills after officials received an adjusted PT-32.1 from the Lee County Board of Tax Assessors, and approved a resolution directing that the revenue difference be returned to taxpayers.
Superintendent Robert Truit told the board that the Board of Tax Assessors submitted corrected rollback figures and that the board had set its budget on the total digest rather than the rollback rate. "As all of you are aware, there was an error made by the board of tax assessors in the 2025 roll back rate," he said, citing the adjusted PT-32.1 showing 13.539 mills.
Board members discussed the public reaction to the reporting error and the difficulty of responding to misinformation. One board member offered an apology to the community: "I want to extend my sincere apology to the community," the member said, describing the personal toll of recent criticism.
The board debated two options for returning the overcollected revenue: issuing refunds to taxpayers or applying a credit to 2026 property taxes. After discussion the board approved a resolution to provide direct refunds for the difference between the erroneous rollback rate and the amended rollback rate, on a motion and second; the motion passed 5–0.
Truit cautioned that any refund process would require coordination with the Lee County tax commissioner because the school system does not assess property or produce billing to taxpayers. The board did not set implementation details at the meeting and said those steps would be handled in cooperation with county officials.
The action followed a formal motion to amend the mill rate that the board moved and approved unanimoulsy; the board’s prior public hearings and budget work had used digest-based calculations rather than the earlier rollback number.
The board took the millage and refund votes as part of the evening’s business and then continued with other agenda items.
Superintendent Robert Truit told the board that the Board of Tax Assessors submitted corrected rollback figures and that the board had set its budget on the total digest rather than the rollback rate. "As all of you are aware, there was an error made by the board of tax assessors in the 2025 roll back rate," he said, citing the adjusted PT-32.1 showing 13.539 mills.
Board members discussed the public reaction to the reporting error and the difficulty of responding to misinformation. One board member offered an apology to the community: "I want to extend my sincere apology to the community," the member said, describing the personal toll of recent criticism.
The board debated two options for returning the overcollected revenue: issuing refunds to taxpayers or applying a credit to 2026 property taxes. After discussion the board approved a resolution to provide direct refunds for the difference between the erroneous rollback rate and the amended rollback rate, on a motion and second; the motion passed 5–0.
Truit cautioned that any refund process would require coordination with the Lee County tax commissioner because the school system does not assess property or produce billing to taxpayers. The board did not set implementation details at the meeting and said those steps would be handled in cooperation with county officials.
The action followed a formal motion to amend the mill rate that the board moved and approved unanimoulsy; the board’s prior public hearings and budget work had used digest-based calculations rather than the earlier rollback number.
The board took the millage and refund votes as part of the evening’s business and then continued with other agenda items.
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