Macon-Bibb County

OLOST

OLOST

  • Commission calls for OLOST renewal referendum
    With overwhelming support, voters in Macon-Bibb County approved an Other Local Option Sales Tax, or OLOST, in 2021 that added a one cent sales tax. With that additional penny, the consolidated government was able to help reduce the millage by more than 50%, from 20.331 to 9.575. The OLOST currently requires a public vote for […]

    November 6, 2026 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Mayor Miller announces additional property tax relief effort
    Mayor Lester Miller announced on Thursday, August 28, he is recommending the Commission pass a Resolution asking Macon-Bibb County’s Local Legislative Delegation to introduce legislation to establish new homestead exemptions on ad valorem taxes for people 65 and older. These exemptions would apply to the property taxes paid to both Macon-Bibb County Consolidated Government and […]

    August 28, 2025 published by Emily Hopkins

  • Commission approves FY24 Budget: Includes reduction of at least 5 mills in property taxes
    On Tuesday, May 20, 2023, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved Mayor Lester Miller’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024). This budget includes a proposed millage rate reduction of at least 5 mills, making it the third consecutive year a reduction will have occurred. During that time, the millage rate […]

    June 23, 2023 published by

  • OLOST overwhelmingly approved by voters
    On Tuesday, November 2, the voters of Macon-Bibb County overwhelmingly approved an Other Local Option Sales Tax (OLOST), a one penny sales tax to fund government services and that will ultimately roll back property taxes nearly 40%. Almost 81% of voters approved the OLOST. “Tuesday was a great day in Macon-Bibb County, and I want […]

    November 5, 2021 published by

  • Early voting on OLOST open now
    Voters in our community are deciding whether to pass an OLOST, which stands for Other Local Option Sales Tax. It would add a penny to our sales tax, but force also reduce the property tax by an estimated 7 mills. A study conducted several years ago using revenue data from the state about our county showed that more than 70% of […]

    October 15, 2021 published by

  • Potential vote on OLOST, property tax reduction takes major step forward
    On Wednesday, March 31, the Georgia Assembly – both the House and Senate – approved House Bill 575. If signed into law by Governor Kemp and later approved by the voters of Macon-Bibb, an Other Local Option Sales Tax (OLOST) would add a penny on the dollar for purchases and help fund government services like […]

    April 8, 2021 published by

  • Commissioners call on State Legislators to allow people to vote on an OLOST
    On Monday, March 19, Mayor Pro Tem Al Tillman and Commissioners Lucas, Schlesinger, and Watkins, along with SPLOST Advisory Committee Chair Theron Ussery, held a press conference to call on State Legislators to come together and pass a bill that would allow citizens to vote in November on an Other Local Option Sales Tax (OLOST). […]

    March 21, 2018 published by

  • Commissioner Tillman to hold public forum
    Commissioners Al Tillman will hold a joint public forum for residents of Districts 9 on Tuesday, October 10, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Ingleside United Methodist Church (3187 Ridge Avenue). He will be joined by District 1 Commissioner Gary Bechtel and Macon-Bibb’s SPLOST Project Manager, Clay Murphey. On the agenda for discussion that evening […]

    October 6, 2017 published by

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