At the Bibb County Board of Education meeting today, July 21, the Bibb County School District will recommend a proposed rollback of the millage rate from 18.099 mills for Calendar Year 2021 to 16.720 mills for Calendar Year 2022 (CY22). If Board members vote to approve tentative adoption of the millage rate at today’s meeting, the District will move forward with a recommendation for final adoption of the CY22 Millage Rate at a Called Board of Education meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 11. Final approval of the millage rate would make this the sixth consecutive year the District’s millage rate has been reduced.

“The Bibb County School District is excited to share this news about a proposed rollback of the millage rate for the upcoming year. We have studied this topic closely while paying attention to our community. Due to inflation, the continued rising costs of everyday products – from groceries to basic home repair needs – have created a heavy burden for our community stakeholders. By rolling back the millage rate, we hope to reduce some of that burden on taxpayers and our beloved families,” said Superintendent Dr. Dan A. Sims.

“Going forward, the District will continue to keep an eye on our fund balance and the bottom line as we monitor enrollment trends and assess operational expenditures. Monitoring the efficiency of our budget, implementing high-quality programming, and retaining the best educators in our system will be key to ensuring we are able to provide a top-notch education where every student in our District not only believes he or she can become something great, but that they also will have developed the tools to go out into the workforce and do so.” A reduction in the millage rate from 18.099 mills to 16.720 mills will mean an average savings of $73.09 for a home with a fair market value of $150,000 in Macon-Bibb County. This is the average value of a home in Macon-Bibb, according to the Macon-Bibb Tax Commissioner’s Office. T

he final recommendation for the CY 2022 Millage Rate will be set at a Called Board of Education meeting on August 11, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Professional Learning Center at the Martin-Whitley Educational Complex, 2003 Riverside Drive, Macon.