Gwinnett Commission Fails to Adopt Millage Rate
Citing an ongoing dispute Service Delivery Strategies dispute with the county’s 15 cities, the Gwinnett County Commission refused to adopt a 2009 millage rate, leaving the responsibility to a Superior Court judge. Tax bills for the county, cities and school system are already delayed by a month:
At the court hearing, the County Commission, in essence, asked the court to set its millage rate for them, a clear abdication of their fiduciary responsibility to the people of Gwinnett. Judge Hamil refused; he essentially told county officials that he would probably approve the “revenue neutral” rate if the Commission would do its job and formally recommend it.
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