Proposed FY25 BUDGET

Mayor presents proposed FY 2025 budget

Includes property tax reduction, pay increase for employees

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Mayor Lester Miller presented to the Commission and public the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). During that presentation the Mayor announced he is proposing a property tax reduction for the fourth year in a row, taking it from 20.331 when he took office to 9.9 mills.

The Mayor’s proposed budget also includes pay increases across the board for County employees. Some employees have already seen an increase, and others would see an increase beginning in July, if the budget gets approved.

“Macon-Bibb County is working together, and we continue to climb,” said Mayor Miller. “You’ll see in this budget, the fruits of our labor.”

The growth Macon-Bibb County has seen since 2022 is evident in this year’s budget, taking the budget total from $174 million to $211.6 million, and still including a tax reduction.

“I am so excited about the direction we are heading in,” said Mayor Miller. “It’s not every day that a community can say they’ve increased all their focus points by millions of dollars per department, given raises to all of their employees, continue to support public safety, while having some of the best infrastructure we have in place, and at the same time be able to decrease our tax rate by 52%.”

In the last four years, funding for public safety increased nearly $16 million, recreation and beautification increased more than $4.5 million, and economic development has increased more than $4.5 million.

“It takes a lot of people behind the scenes to make this happen,” said Mayor Miller. “While I may be presenting this budget, we couldn’t do it without our great folks in the Budget and Finance Departments.”

There will be a public hearing on the budget on Tuesday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m., and the Commission will vote on Tuesday, June 18, at 6:00 p.m.