City Council Update

May and June saw a lot of budget talks for the City of Tucker and the Mayor and Council. The process starts internally in February of each year, and the City Manager presents a balanced budget starting in May for public comment and direction from the Mayor and Council, with final approval in June. The approved FY25 budget can be found on the City website at tuckerga.gov/finance.

The Mayor presented retired State Senator Steve Henson with a replica of the road sign designating the bridge and interchange at Mountain Industrial and Highway 78 the Steven B. Henson Interchange.

Items of note that the Mayor and Council approved include:

• Approval of a SLUP to allow for a drive-thru for the new Jim ‘N Nicks at Northlake
• An Intergovernmental Agreement with the Tucker Public Facilities Authority to enter into a lease for a shared parking lot with Main Street Church (formerly Tucker First Baptist)
• Approval of a contract to pave and stripe the shared parking lot

One of the more exciting approvals besides the balanced budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year, was the unanimous vote from the Mayor and Council to rollback the millage rate for the third year in a row. The ability to adopt a rollback rate is due to the residential and economic draw and viability of Tucker and is reflected in the property values assessed by DeKalb County every year which in turn increases the tax digest dollar amount. The rollback rate is calculated to maintain the dollar amount of the existing previous tax digest plus the estimated value of new properties added to the digest through community growth.

Tucker’s Mayor and Council meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Tucker City Hall, 1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 350B, Tucker, GA 30084. Meetings are live streamed and recorded on the website tuckerga.gov/documents.