Johns Creek homeowners get their first chance to weigh in on the proposed 2026 property tax rate Thursday, Oct. 15. The City Council holds a public hearing at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 11360 Lakefield Drive.

The city is proposing a rate of 3.492 mills, the same rate the council adopted in 2025. But because property values have risen, state law classifies the rate as a 1.70% tax increase over the rollback rate of 3.434 mills. The rollback rate is the rate that would generate the same total revenue as last year, assuming no reassessments had occurred. Any rate above it counts as a tax increase under Georgia law.

The rate itself hasn't changed.

For the owner of a $625,000 home with a homestead exemption, the city estimates the increase amounts to about $14.15 a year, according to the city's official notice. Non-homestead property owners at the same value would pay roughly $14.50 more.

The numbers have shifted since the city first advertised the rate in July. That earlier notice, based on a lower rollback rate of 3.297 mills, estimated a homestead impact of about $47.58. An updated tax digest brought the rollback rate up to 3.434 mills, shrinking the gap and the estimated cost to homeowners.

The Oct. 15 hearing agenda covers the maintenance and operations (M&O) millage rate, the parks millage rate, and a consolidation and evaluation of the tax digest.

Two more hearings follow on Monday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at City Hall. The council is scheduled to vote on the rate that same day.

The hearings were originally set for Oct. 5 and Oct. 15 but were rescheduled, Appen Media reported. The City of Johns Creek confirmed the new dates in an Oct. 5 post on X, listing all three hearing times.

The proposed 3.492-mill rate is down from 3.646 mills, the rate the city levied in 2023 and 2024.

Residents who cannot attend in person can email comments to [email protected]. Those who need accessibility assistance for the Oct. 15 hearing should contact City Clerk Allison Tarpley's office at (678) 512-3212 or [email protected] at least seven working days in advance.

The council's Oct. 26 vote will set the final rate for the 2026 tax year.