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Interim Chief Financial Officer:
Stacey E. Merritt, CFE

Administration Building
112 Smith Street, 2nd Floor
Jonesboro, GA 30236

Phone: (770) 477-3222
Fax: (770) 477-3235

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Finance

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Clayton County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a 2024 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 31.11 percent for Clayton County M & O.

All concerned citizens are invited to the third public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Clayton County Board of Commissioners Board Room, 112 Smith Street, Jonesboro, GA on August 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 15.266 mills, an increase of 3.622 mills.  Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 11.644 mills.  The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $250,000 is approximately $261.54 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $350,000 is approximately $406.84.

Property Tax Digest And History

NOTICE OF MILLAGE ADOPTION

The Clayton County Board of Commissioners does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Clayton County Board of Commissioners Board Room, 112 Smith Street, Jonesboro, GA on August 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM.

The Clayton County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a 2024 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 31.11 percent for Clayton County M & O.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 15.266 mills, an increase of 3.622 mills.  Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 11.644 mills.  The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $250,000 is approximately $261.54 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $350,000 is approximately $406.84.

NOTICE

In light of public concerns regarding COVID-19 the Clayton County Finance Department has had to reevaluate the current working environment. In a preventative effort to protect the health of both you and our employees we will be limiting all interactions with visitors to by appointment only.

We ask that employees and the public utilize email, telephone and video conferencing before resorting to an in office appointment. Please contact the following staff for your Finance needs:

Division

Contact

Phone

Email

Accounts Payable

(770) 477-3230

Accounts Receivable

Susan Diehl

(770) 603-4170

Budget

Steffany Lewis

(770) 477-3423

Financial Reporting

Robinette Sanford

(678) 479-5389

Grants

Sharon Stone

(770) 477-3223

Mail Room

Cora Butler

(770) 472-8056

Payroll

(770) 477-3228

Pension

Kerri Hathaway

(770) 477-3295

SPLOST

Sharon Stone

(770) 477-3223

Treasury

Laura Elkins

(770) 473-3237

 

For general concerns not included above please contact the following staff:

Name

Title

Phone

Email

Calvin Ross

Receptionist

(770) 477-3222

Regina James

Interim Assistant to the CFO

(770) 472-8041

Angela Jackson

Deputy CFO
Budgets & Grants

(770) 477-3225

Kim Booth

Deputy CFO
Finance

(770) 477-4518

Stacey Merritt

Interim CFO

(770) 477-3222

 

In addition, checks for payroll and accounts payable will continue to be mailed out until further notice. If an employee would like to sign up for direct deposit they can do so on Employee Self Service (ESS) at https://munisselfservice.claytoncountyga.gov/ess/. If a vendor would like to sign up for EFT they may do so on Vendor Self Service (VSS) at https://munisselfservice.claytoncountyga.gov/vss/.

Thank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation with this matter.

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Contact Information

Name

Number

Accounts Payable/Checks

(770) 477-3230

Billing/Invoices

(770) 477-3231

Chief Financial Officer

(770) 477-3222

Fax

(770) 477-3235

Financial Reporting/Grants Manager

(770) 603-5284

Mail Room

(770) 477-3238

Payroll

(770) 477-3228

Pension Manager

(770) 477-3295