COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT The Mayor and Council of the Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, do hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the City Services Center, Second Floor, 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, Georgia 31906 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:00 o’clock A.M. for the first reading and on the first level of the Public Education Center, 2960 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia 31906 on June 16, 2026 at 9:00 o’clock A.M. for the second reading 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. The millage rate consists of the Maintenance and Operating (M&O) levy. CURRENT 2026 TAX DIGEST AND FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 (Estimated) USD 1, 5, 6, 7 Real & Personal 5,543,394,980 6,018,503,893 7,090,013,788 7,360,830,505 7,422,249,042 7,604,875,533 Motor Vehicles 44,568,690 36,145,880 35,008,170 31,134,050 26,704,790 22,229,770 Mobile Homes 4,221,032 4,253,987 4,522,635 5,914,926 10,065,547 10,418,971 Timber - 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heavy Duty Equipment 1,169,903 1,052,449 305,053 2,556,062 4,074,815 670,902 Gross Digest 5,593,354,605 6,059,956,209 7,129,849,646 7,400,435,543 7,463,094,194 7,638,195,176 Less M&O Exemptions 1,173,485,164 1,298,355,059 1,761,398,255 1,890,002,370 1,869,485,930 1,877,624,852 Net M&O Digest 4,419,869,441 4,761,601,150 5,368,451,391 5,510,433,173 5,593,608,264 5,760,570,324 Gross M&O Millage Rate 35.07 34.13 31.57 32.92 32.58 32.58 Less Millage Rate Rollbacks 17.89 17.45 16.33 17.68 17.43 17.43 Net M&O Millage Rate 17.18 16.68 15.24 15.24 15.15 15.15 Net Taxes Levied $75,933,357 $79,423,507 $81,815,199 $83,979,002 $84,743,165 $87,272,640 Net Taxes $ Increase $795,068 $3,490,150 $2,391,692 $2,163,803 $764,163 $2,529,475 Net Taxes % Increase 1.06% 4.60% 3.01% 2.64% 0.91% 2.98% USD 2 Real & Personal 598,815,747 691,449,593 837,183,144 878,837,863 918,663,267 942,172,520 Motor Vehicles 4,596,970 3,811,170 3,853,870 3,482,090 2,903,000 2,645,560 Mobile Homes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Timber - 100% 0 0 11,956 0 0 147,599 Heavy Duty Equipment 565,017 192,865 137,231 706,305 679,164 50,015 Gross Digest 603,977,734 695,453,628 841,186,201 883,026,258 922,245,431 945,015,694 Less M&O Exemptions 128,588,168 172,007,224 256,693,146 264,124,540 277,716,200 286,947,797 Net M&O Digest 475,389,566 523,446,404 584,493,055 618,901,718 644,529,231 658,067,897 Forest Land Grant Value 49,938 49,435 46,877 0 0 0 Adjusted Net M&O Digest 475,439,504 523,495,839 584,539,932 618,901,718 644,529,231 658,067,897 Gross M&O Millage Rate 26.95 26.43 23.85 25.27 24.80 24.97 Less Millage Rate Rollbacks 15.75 15.73 14.59 16.01 15.63 15.80 Net M&O Millage Rate 11.20 10.70 9.26 9.26 9.17 9.17 Net Taxes Levied $5,324,922 $5,601,405 $5,412,840 $5,731,030 $5,910,333 $6,034,483 Net Taxes $ Increase $273,185 $276,483 ($188,565) $318,190 $179,303 $124,150 Net Taxes % Increase 5.41% 5.19% -3.37% 5.88% 3.13% 2.10% USD 4 Real & Personal 6,396,791 8,567,852 8,635,323 8,637,106 6,890,589 6,717,298 Motor Vehicles 66,570 54,550 52,770 83,630 76,470 61,350 Mobile Homes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Timber - 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heavy Duty Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gross Digest 6,463,361 8,622,402 8,688,093 8,720,736 6,967,059 6,778,648 Less M&O Exemptions 15,724 25,529 11,645 28,466 53,608 54,117 Net M&O Digest 6,447,637 8,596,873 8,676,448 8,692,270 6,913,451 6,724,531 Gross M&O Millage Rate 25.08 24.83 22.61 23.98 23.50 23.65 Less Millage Rate Rollbacks 14.78 15.03 14.25 15.62 15.23 15.38 Net M&O Millage Rate 10.30 9.80 8.36 8.36 8.27 8.27 Net Taxes Levied $66,411 $84,249 $72,535 $72,667 $57,174 $55,612 Net Taxes $ Increase $5,242 $17,838 ($11,714) $132 ($15,493) ($1,562) Net Taxes % Increase 8.57% 26.86% -13.90% 0.18% -21.32% -2.73% TOTAL Real & Personal 6,148,607,518 6,718,521,338 7,935,832,255 8,248,305,474 8,347,802,898 8,553,765,351 Motor Vehicles 49,232,230 40,011,600 38,914,810 34,699,770 29,684,260 24,936,680 Mobile Homes 4,221,032 4,253,987 4,522,635 5,914,926 10,065,547 10,418,971 Timber - 100% 0 0 11,956 0 0 147,599 Heavy Duty Equipment 1,734,920 1,245,314 442,284 3,262,367 4,753,979 720,917 Gross Digest 6,203,795,700 6,764,032,239 7,979,723,940 8,292,182,537 8,392,306,684 8,589,989,518 Less M&O Exemptions 1,302,089,056 1,470,387,812 2,018,103,046 2,154,155,376 2,147,255,738 2,164,626,766 Net M&O Digest 4,901,706,644 5,293,644,427 5,961,620,894 6,138,027,161 6,245,050,946 6,425,362,752 Forest Land Grant Value 49,938 49,435 46,877 0 0 0 Adjusted Net M&O Digest 4,901,756,582 5,293,693,862 5,961,667,771 6,138,027,161 6,245,050,946 6,425,362,752 Net Taxes Levied $81,324,690 $85,109,161 $87,300,574 $89,782,699 $90,710,672 $93,362,735 Net Taxes $ Increase $1,073,495 $3,784,471 $2,191,413 $2,482,125 $927,973 $2,652,063 Net Taxes % Increase 1.34% 4.65% 2.57% 2.84% 1.03% 2.92%