Budgets

PUBLIC NOTICE 

CITY OF WINDER, GEORGIA 

FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) BUDGET REVIEW & ADOPTION 

(July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027) 

PUBLIC HEARING ON FY2027 BUDGET: The 1st Public Hearing on the FY2027 Budget is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 6 p.m., in the Winder Community Center, 113 E Athens Street, Winder, Georgia 30680. At this meeting, the Mayor and Council will receive both written and oral comments about the Annual Operating and Capital Budget for the City of Winder, Georgia. A 2nd Public Hearing on the FY2027 Budget is scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2026, at 6 p.m., where the Mayor and Council will again receive both written and oral comments prior to Budget Adoption. 

MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW: The FY2027 Mayor’s Recommended Budget will be available for public inspection during normal office hours on Monday, June 8, 2026, at the following locations: City Clerk’s Office, Winder City Hall, 25 E. Midland Avenue, and on the city’s website www.cityofwinder.com. 

BUDGET ADOPTION: The Mayor and Council of the City of Winder are scheduled to adopt the FY2027 Budget at a called meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Winder Community Center, 113 E Athens Street, Winder, Georgia 30680. 

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The City of Winder, Georgia has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.05 percent.
 
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community Center located at 113 East Athens
Street, Winder, GA 30680 on June 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.*
 
Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community Center on June 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., and June 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
 
*Due to lack of a quorum at the June 10th, 9:00 a.m. public hearing, an additional public 
hearing on this tax increase will be at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community 
Center on June 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 4.963 mills, an increase of 0.283 mills over the rollback rate.  Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be 
no more than 4.680 mills.  The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market 
value of $325,000 is approximately $36.79 and tax increase for a non-homestead 
property with a fair market value of $350,000 is approximately $39.62.

The City of Winder will set the millage rate at the Winder Council Chambers of the 
Community Center located at 113 East Athens Street, Winder, GA 30680 on June 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.**

**Please note that the date of the meeting at which the City of Winder will set the millage  
rate has been changed. Because a quorum was not present at the public hearing held  
on June 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., an additional public hearing must be conducted before 
setting the millage rate.


Advancing with Momentum

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NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The City of Winder, Georgia has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.05 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community Center located at 113 East Athens Street, Winder, GA 30680 on June 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.* Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community Center on June 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., and June 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. *Due to lack of a quorum at the June 10th, 9:00 a.m. public hearing, an additional public hearing on this tax increase will be at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community Center on June 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 4.963 mills, an increase of 0.283 mills over the rollback rate. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 4.680 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $325,000 is approximately $36.79 and tax increase for a non-homestead property with a fair market value of $350,000 is approximately $39.62. The City of Winder will set the millage rate at the Winder Council Chambers of the Community Center located at 113 East Athens Street, Winder, GA 30680 on June 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.** **Please note that the date of the meeting at which the City of Winder will set the millage rate has been changed. Because a quorum was not present at the public hearing held on June 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., an additional public hearing must be conducted before setting the millage rate.
The City of Winder govering authority does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held in the Council Chambers of the Community Center at 113 East Athens Street, Winder, Georgia 30680 on Wednesday, June 24th at 6:30 pm* and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 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 *Please note the change of date for setting the millage rate. CURRENT 2026 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY MUNICIPAL 2021 2022 2023Śś 2024 2025 2026 Real & Personal 541.760.741 862,108,099 818,755.958 840,871、143 900.106.371 1,006,299,944 Motor Vehicles 5,528,200 8.375,300 3,770.890 7.831.520 7,573,770 6,739.410 Mobile Homes 248.105 247.289 269,480 267,140 362,255 634,203 Timber - 100% 23,277 Heavy Duty Equipment 21,918 74,185 35,697 15,227 156.164 Gross Digest 547.537.048 670,752,816 822.870.522 849.005,500） 908.057.823 1,013.829.721| Less M& O Exemptions 43,889,594 44.254,312 10,894,914 9.273.735 10,405,934 43,020,357 Net M & O Digest 503.847.462| 828,498.304 811.975.608 839,731,785 897.851,889 970,809,364 Gross M&O Millage 11.845 11.563 9.882 9.947 9.794 9.643 Less Rollbacks 5.845| 5.563 4.919 4.984 4.831| 4.680 Net M&O Millage 6.000 6.000 4.983 4.963 4.963 4.963 Net Taxes Levied $3,023.085 $3,758,980 54.029.835 $4.167.589 54,455.045 $4,818.127 Net Taxes $ Increase $1.517.134 Net Taxes % Increase 100.74%/ $735.905 224.34% $270.845 $137.754 3.429 $287.458 $363.082 6.90% 8.15%