NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE ____________________________________________________________ The Muscogee County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a 2026 millage rate that will require an increase in property taxes by 2.07 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase. The hearings are to be held in the Board Room on the 1st floor of the Board of Education at 2960 Macon Road on the following dates and times: Monday, June 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., and Monday, June 29, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 23.075 mills, an increase of .467 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 22.608 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $49.74 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $250,000 is approximately $70.05. Muscogee County School District Five Year Tax Digest and M&O Levy History 2026 Tax Digest & M&O Levy for Fiscal Year 2027 The Muscogee County Board of Education does hereby announce that the millage rate for fiscal year 2027 will be set at a meeting held in the Board Room on the 1st floor of the Board of Education at 2960 Macon Road on June 29, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does 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 2026 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY School Digest and Levy 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 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 V Motor Vehicles 49,232,230 40,011,600 38,914,810 34,699,770 29,684,260 24,936,680 A Mobile Homes 4,221,032 4,253,987 4,522,635 5,914,926 10,065,547 10,418,971 L Timber - 100% - - 11,956 - - 198,222 U Heavy Duty Equipment 1,734,920 1,245,314 442,284 3,262,367 4,753,979 720,917 E Gross Digest $ 6,203,795,700 $ 6,764,032,239 $ 7,979,723,940 $ 8,292,182,537 $ 8,392,306,684 $ 8,590,040,141 Less M&O Exemptions (1,302,089,056) (1,470,387,812) (2,018,103,046) (2,154,155,376) (2,147,255,738) (2,155,512,826) Net M&O Digest $ 4,901,706,644 $ 5,293,644,427 $ 5,961,620,894 $ 6,138,027,161 $ 6,245,050,946 $ 6,434,527,315 RATE MILLAGE RATE (Maintenance & 23.321 23.321 23.321 23.075 23.075 23.075 Operation) TAX Net Taxes Levied $ 114,312,701 $ 123,453,082 $ 139,030,961 $ 141,634,977 $ 144,104,551 $ 148,476,718 Net Taxes $ Increase (Decrease) $ 1,608,366 $ 9,140,381 $ 15,577,879 $ 2,604,016 $ 2,469,574 $ 4,372,167 Net Taxes % Increase (Decrease) 1.43% 8.00% 12.62% 1.87% 1.74% 3.03% Muscogee County School District Tentative Budget - All Funds July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 Total General Fund Other State Capital Projects Federal, State & Activity Funds School Nutrition Library D escription All Funds Grants Other Programs Program ANTICIPATED REVENUES Local Taxes $ 148,502,736 $ 148,502,736 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Local Sales Taxes 50,400,000 - - 50,400,000 - - - - Other Local Sources 17,646,399 5,505,000 - 2,110,000 1,895,716 5,300,000 1,937,000 898,683 State 278,642,793 262,785,635 1,344,212 5,000,000 7,793,585 - 690,000 1,029,361 Federal 55,178,006 1,550,000 - - 29,346,006 - 24,282,000 - Total Anticipated Revenues $ 550,369,934 $ 418,343,371 $ 1,344,212 $ 57,510,000 $ 39,035,307 $ 5,300,000 $ 26,909,000 $ 1,928,044 Transfers From Other Funds 9,392,919 - - 500,000 - - - 8,892,919 Fund Balance 7/1/2026 178,176,651 83,026,874 - 71,965,620 659,845 3,260,000 12,400,000 6,864,312 Total Funds Available $ 737,939,504 $ 501,370,245 $ 1,344,212 $ 129,975,620 $ 39,695,152 $ 8,560,000 $ 39,309,000 $ 17,685,275 ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES Instruction $ 269,159,003 $ 249,643,369 $ 1,115,249 $ - $ 18,400,385 $ - $ - $ - Student Services 46,424,013 35,661,992 77,824 - 5,654,197 5,030,000 - - Improvement of Instruction 18,581,563 10,841,075 - - 7,730,488 10,000 - - Instructional Staff Training 2,285,798 45,665 - - 2,240,133 - - - Educational Media Services 6,720,966 6,429,457 - - 291,509 - - - Federal Grant Administration 1,555,056 - - - 1,555,056 - - - General Administration 3,851,685 2,359,426 - - 1,382,259 110,000 - - School Administration 27,812,696 27,176,927 29,139 - 486,630 120,000 - - Business Services 4,249,419 4,249,419 - - - - - - Facility Maintenance & Operations 39,919,636 38,385,489 122,000 - - 20,000 - 1,392,147 School Safety & Security 5,969,553 5,969,553 - - - - - - Student Transportation 22,574,698 22,501,860 - - 71,838 1,000 - - Central Support Services 17,302,928 17,295,928 - - 7,000 - - - Other Support Services 1,400,015 108,000 - - 1,290,015 2,000 - - Community Services 10,434,508 998,692 - - - 7,000 - 9,428,816 School Nutrition Services 26,909,000 - - - - - 26,909,000 - Capital Projects 86,257,560 - - 86,257,560 - - - - Debt Service 271,425 - - 271,425 - - - - Total Expenditures $ 591,679,522 $ 421,666,852 $ 1,344,212 $ 86,528,985 $ 39,109,510 $ 5,300,000 $ 26,909,000 $ 10,820,963 Transfers to Other Funds 9,392,919 9,392,919 - - - - - - Fund Balance 6/30/2027 $ 136,867,063 $ 70,310,474 $ - $ 43,446,635 $ 585,642 $ 3,260,000 $ 12,400,000 $ 6,864,312 The Muscogee County Board of Education on June15, 2026 will hold its first public hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 General Fund Budget at 5:00 p.m. The Muscogee County Board of Education will vote on the tentative adoption of the FY 2027 General Fund Budget on June 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The Muscogee County Board of Education on June 29, 2026 will hold its second public hearing on the FY 2027 General Fund Budget at 6:00 p.m. The Muscogee County Board of Education will vote on the final adoption of the FY 2027 General Fund Budget on June 29, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.