TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICES All Butts County property owners will be receiving Tax Assessment Notices during April. These notices indicate the value placed on your property by the Board of Tax Assessors and are intended to reflect the current property values as determined by recent sales. In addition to the property value, the Assessment Notice will include an estimated tax bill. This estimate is based on last year's millage rates. This is NOT a tax bill, nor is it an accurate indicator of your tax bill. Neither the county nor the school board has adopted their budgets or set their millage rates - this typically takes place in May or June. This estimated tax is NOT something you need to pay at this time. These notices are mailed out for three reasons: 1) the Georgia Department of Revenue requires that all property be assessed at 40% of the market value, 2) state law requires assessment notices be mailed to all property owners every year, and 3) (most importantly) this provides the property owner an opportunity to address any errors in the property assessment records. If you believe your assessment is not correct (incorrect value or information), you are encouraged to appeal this to the Board of Tax Assessors, 625 W. 3rd St., Suite 1, Jackson, GA 30233. You can download the appeal for here. All appeals must be received in the Butts County Board of Tax Assessors office by the deadline indicated on the Tax Assessment Notice. If you have any questions concerning the information included on your assessment notice, please call the Butts County Tax Assessors office (770-775-8207). Detailed information concerning how to file an appeal is available at: "How do I appeal my property tax assessment?"
Butts County Tax Assessors Office
Jerry Johnson
Chief Appraiser
jjohnson@buttscounty.org
625 W. 3rd St., Suite 1
Jackson, GA 30233
Phone: 770-775-8207
Fax: 770-775-8249
Our office is open to the public from
8:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
The goal of the Butts County Assessors Office is to provide the people of Butts County with a web site that is easy to use. You can search our site for a wealth of information on any property in Butts County.
The information contained herein reflects the values established in the "most current published" tax digest. *Please note that the Assessors Office establishes values only. The Butts County Tax Commissioner should be contacted with tax bill related questions.
PUBLIC NOTICESENATE BILL 215 NON-DISCLOSURE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS To amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,relating to inspection of public records, so as to require local governments to remove uponrequest certain personally identifiable information of law enforcement officers from certainproperty records; to provide for definitions; to require local governments to provide a Non-Disclosure Form for such requests; to provide for injunctive relief; to provide for related matters; to repealconflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Butts County Appraisal staff and Appraisal Contractors (GMASS) will be in the field reviewing commercial properties, new construction, general property reviews and appeals. As a result of your property assessment appeal there may be a need for the county staff and/or the county appraisal contractor to make an on-site inspection of your property, in order to observe the property characteristics.Additionally, you may require an on-site inspection and we are happy to do so. If so, the ability to make appointments may be limited due to time constraints. We will be eliminating interior inspections unless necessary on a case-by-case basis. Every precaution will be taken to keep you and our employees safe while continuing to deliver the customer service you need and expect. Appraisers will have identification and driving well marked county or GMASS Company, vehicles. Historic sites abound in Butts County, like Indian Springs Hotel (1823), the Indian Springs Church (1855), the Butts County Courthouse (1898), the Old Flovilla School (1885-1932), and historic private homes. Lake Jackson, one of the earliest reservoirs in Georgia, was formed in 1910 when the Central Georgia Power Company completed a dam and hydroelectric plant at Lloyd Shoals on the Ocmulgee River. Robert Grier was one of Butts County's notable citizens. He was the publisher of Grier's Almanac which has been published annually since 1807. Current sales average 2.5 million copies a year. Festivals in Butts County include the Scottish Festival, the Native American Festival, and a Civil War re-enactment each November. The City of Jackson, the county seat of Butts County, was incorporated on December 26, 1826. The city was named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. The Butts County courthouse, built in 1898, has Victorian-style stairs, marble floors and the courtroom still intact. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jackson hosts several festivals annually including the Scottish Festival (April), the Native American Festival (September) and Civil War Days (November). According to 2000 Census, the City of Jackson had a population of 3,934 persons. Between 1990 and 2000, the city experienced a population decrease of -3.5%, compared to the state growth during this period of 26.4%. Source: georgia.gov
O.C.G.A. 48-5-264.1(a)
Did you know?
The 64th county formed in Georgia, was created from Henry and Monroe counties. It was named for Captain Samuel Butts, a militiaman killed fighting Creek Indians in the War of 1812.
Indian Springs is the oldest state park in the United States. The Creek Indians used the springs for centuries to heal their sick and to keep the healthy well. It was also the site of the treaty that ceded the Creek Indian lands to the state of Georgia in 1825.
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