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Request For Proposals for Disaster Recovery and FEMA Public Assistance associated with damage sustained by Hurricane Michael. Please click here to view document.

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Special Called Meeting
October 21, 2019 6:00 P.M.

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Called Meeting for the purpose of adopting the 2019 millage rate on Monday, October 21, 2019, immediately following the Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom located on the 2nd floor of the Seminole County Courthouse.

Public Hearings regarding the proposed millage are scheduled for Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and October 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. All meetings will be held in the Superior Courtroom located on the 2nd floor of the Seminole County Courthouse.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

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MILLAGE WORK SESSION

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of discussing the tax digest and millage rate.  The public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting which will be held in the Superior Courtroom located on the 2nd floor of the Seminole County Courthouse.

Paula Granger, County Manager/Clerk

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PRESS RELEASE

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners today announces its intention to increase the 2019 property taxes it will levy this year by 6.71 percent over the rollback millage rate.

• Each year, the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the county. When the trend of prices on properties that have recently sold in the county indicate there has been an increase or decrease in the fair market value of any specific property, the board of tax assessors is required by law to re-determine the value of such property and adjust the assessment. This is called a reassessment. Additional decreases in property values have occurred as a result of the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Michael.

When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Georgia law requires that a rollback millage rate must be computed that will produce the same total revenue on the current year's digest that last year's millage rate would have produced had no reassessments occurred.

The budget adopted by the Seminole County Board of Commissioners requires a millage rate higher than the rollback millage rate; therefore, before the Seminole County Board of Commissioners may set a final millage rate, Georgia law requires three public hearings to be held to allow the public an opportunity to express their opinions on the increase.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the Seminole County Courthouse, Superior Courtroom, 200 S. Knox Avenue, Donalsonville, Georgia on October 10, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. and on October 21, 2019 at 6:00 P.M.

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NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The SEMINOLE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS has tentatively adopted a 2019 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.71 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the Seminole County Courthouse Superior Courtroom located at 200 South Knox Avenue, Donalsonville, GA on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.

Time and place of additional public hearing on this tax increase is at the Seminole County Courthouse Superior Courtroom located at 200 South Knox Avenue, Donalsonville, GA on Monday, October 21, 2019 at 6:00 P.M.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 15.893 mills, an increase of 1.000 mill. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 14.893 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of S100,000 is approximately $38.00 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $300,000 is approximately $120.00.

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Link to 5 Year History, Notice of Property Tax Increase, & Press Release

Agenda Request Form

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS meeting schedule

Commission Meeting Schedule:
The County Commission meets regularly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom on the second floor of the County Courthouse, 200 South Knox Avenue, Donalsonville, GA 39845.

LINKS more information & other county websites

FAQ's (frequently asked questions)

How can I register to vote?
Board of Elections located in the Suite #8 in the Court House, 229-524-5831

Where do I go to get a passport?
Clerk of Court's office, Suite #7 in the Court House, 229-524-2525

Where can I get a tag for my vehicle?
Tax Commissioner's office, Suite #5 in the Court House, 229-524-2238

Where do I pay my property taxes?
Tax Commissioner's office, Suite #5 in the Court House, 229-524-2238

Where do I go to get a copy of a birth certificate or death certificate?
Magistrate's office, Suite #3 in the Court House, 229-524-5256

Where do I go to pay a traffic ticket?
Probate Office, Suite #3 of the County Courthouse – 229-524-5256

Where do I go to get a marriage license?
Magistrate's office, Suite #3 in the Court House, 229-524-5256

Where do I get a gun permit?
Magistrate's office, Suite #3 in the Court House, 229-524-5256

Where do I go to get a building permit?
County Commissioner's office, Suite #9 in the Court House, 229-524-2878

Where do I file for homestead exemption?
Tax Assessor's office, Suite #8 in the Court House, 229-524-5831

How do I reach my Commissioner?
County Commissioner's office, Suite #9 in the Court House, 229-524-2878

Where do I voice my complaints?
County Commissioner's office, Suite #9 in the Court House, 229-524-2878

Who do I call about employment or pick up a job application?
County Commissioner's office, Suite #9 in the Court House, 229-524-2878

Where do I go for a well or septic tank permit?
Seminole County Health Department, 904 N. Wiley, 229-524-2577

If you question was not answered, please send us an email with your question to countymanager@seminolecountyga.com or call us at 229-524-2878.