Public Notices

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah have tentatively adopted a 2020 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by .92 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, located on the corner of Bay and Bull Streets, Savannah, GA on the following dates. August 13, 2020, 10:00 am August 13, 2020 at 2:00 pm The public may offer comment in one of two ways: 1. Anyone with interest in speaking on this agenda item may submit evidence including written comments to ClerkofCouncil@savannahga.gov or by calling 912-651-6441. Written comments become public record and are shared with the Mayor and Aldermen prior to the Council meeting. Prior to the City Council meeting, persons may also register to speak on the agenda item by registering through the City’s website at http://ga- savannah2.civicplus.com/457/Agendas-Minutes 2. Members of the public may come to City Hall Council Chambers to join the meeting via a Zoom connection. This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 12.856 mills, an increase of .117 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 12.739 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $100,000 is approximately $4.68 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $500,000 is approximately $23.40. City of Savannah, Georgia NOTICE OF 2020 TAX RATE ADOPTION The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah do hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting broadcast on SGTV, and held at City Hall located on the corner of Bay and Bull Streets, Savannah, Georgia, on August 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM, and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. §48-5-32 do hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT 2020 TAX DIGEST AND FIVE-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Real Property 4,421,640,659 4,500,034,778 4,789,893,243 5,129,839,535 5,440,302,529 5,699,801,848 Personal Property 669,572,255 677,162,768 741,107,390 712,856,241 796,330,863 850,952,483 Motor Vehicles 134,987,120 97,091,970 70,942,790 51,607,340 41,425,910 35,074,430 Mobile Homes 1,825,044 1,757,284 1,814,996 1,770,040 1,837,560 1,771,618 Public Utilities 104,024,562 110,085,930 129,494,983 142,553,041 150,535,524 159,103,782 Timber - 100% 0 44,254 0 0 208,827 434,200 Heavy Duty Equipment 77,283 20,696 138,793 196,385 59,578 142,677 Gross Digest 5,332,126,923 5,386,197,680 5,742,392,195 6,038,822,582 6,430,700,791 6,747,281,038 Less: Exemptions 234,112,379 264,742,373 337,884,676 397,893,783 503,379,105 604,465,993 Net Digest 5,098,014,544 5,121,455,307 5,404,507,519 5,640,928,799 5,927,321,686 6,142,815,045 FLPA Reimbursement Value 2,001,080 2,019,658 2,016,008 0 608,000 608,000 Adjusted Net Digest 5,100,015,624 5,123,474,965 5,406,523,527 5,640,928,799 5,969,412,280 6,143,423,045 Gross Millage Rate 20.31 19.90 19.86 20.59 20.54 20.66 Less: Sales Tax Rollback -7.83 -7.42 -7.38 -7.19 -7.34 -7.80 Net Millage Rate 12.48 12.48 12.48 13.40 12.856 12.856 Net Taxes Levied 63,648,195 63,940,967 67,473,414 75,588,446 76,742,764 78,979,847 Net Taxes $ Change 4,349,815 292,772 3,532,447 8,115,032 1,154,318 2,237,086 Net Taxes % Change 7.34% .46% 5.52% 12.03% 1.5% 2.9%