Taxes

The East Point City charter limits the City from charging residents a property tax rate more than 15 mils. Since this was a charter item I, and perhaps you, believed that this change could only be made by 1) approval of the State Legislation or 2) voter approval. It turns out, I was mistaken, Mayor Pittman is working to remove the limit on property taxes utilizing the “Home Rule”. If successful, Mayor Pittman will set up our City Charter to allow for a PROPERTY TAX WITHOUT LIMIT. If successful, each year City Council could come up with some reason to need money and therefore raise property taxes higher, and higher and higher.
In order for Home Rule to be exercised there is a very specific list of requirements that must be met. All that has to be done is an advertisement in the paper, plac… Continue Reading East Point Plans to use “Home Rule” to Force Through Tax Increases Without Legislative or Voter Approval

Reports have just resurfaced that Mayor Pittman has requested the City’s Tax Department to submit the financial information to move forward with her recommendation to remove the property tax limit from the City Charter. This is something that first came up at the now infamous Town Hall meeting in which the Mayor created a hostile environment by speaking down to citizens and not producing documentation to back her argument.

Sign the Petition and SAY NO TO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
Your Guy for That, Dustin Drabot will stay up to date on these new developments to raise property tax rates in East Point. If you are not familiar with how the Mayor has been threatening to raise property taxes since the new council took office in January please review some of these earlier posts:

Feb 17th… Continue Reading East Point Mayor Takes Action to Increase Property Tax Rates