Find your public meetings, agendas
October 26, 2026
Welcome aboard! This is a list of public meetings and agendas to help you follow the work of officials you’ve elected.
Why an unchanged tax rate is a tax “increase” in Georgia
Folks who run schools, fund police, jails and courts and make sure the parks stay open face a tension: they need money. One place to get it is by taxing houses and other buildings.
But property taxes are unpopular. (Maybe it’s because local elected officials — and the people who vote — are wealthier and likelier than average to own houses or other buildings.)
One result of official dislike for property taxes are confusing state-mandated announcements of tax “increases” that most local agencies must make even if they keep their property tax rates the same. Avid readers of public notices will have seen these.
A typical notice arrived from the Liberty County Development Authority this month. The authority charged 0.2% in property taxes this year and wants to charge the same rate next year. But if the value of your house went up, you will pay a little more.
In fact, the total value of all property in the county has gone up — the pie is bigger. And 0.2% of a bigger pie is more money. That’s a tax “increase,” by state math.
The upshot: Local public spending doesn’t rise with the value of property automatically — there are speedbumps in the form of a special public notice and hearings. And you still have a chance to express your thoughts through that process.
Most coastal governments are already done with property tax rate setting this year. But if we see any more besides the Liberty County Development Authority on Oct. 28, we’ll list them. Our list of public meetings covers the next two weeks. Send us a selfie from any meeting on this list to staff@thecurrentga.org and we’ll send you a t-shirt from The Current GA.
Bryan County
Bryan | County Commission and Planning & Zoning 🖥
- Bryan Board of Commissioners pre-agenda meeting Tue. Nov. 3, 3:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Bryan County Board of Education | 🖥
- Bryan Board of Education Thu. Nov. 19, 6:15 p.m. Check for agenda
Pembroke
- Pembroke Morning Coffee & Conversation Mon. Oct. 26, 9:00 a.m. Details
- Pembroke Evening Coffee & Conversation Mon. Oct. 26, 6:00 p.m. Details
- Pembroke Downtown Development Authority first Wednesdays Wed. Nov. 4, 12:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Pembroke City Council second Mondays Mon. Nov. 9, 7:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Richmond Hill | City Council 🖥
- Richmond Hill Downtown Development Authority Tue. Nov. 3, 8:30 a.m. Check for agenda
- Richmond Hill City Council Tue. Nov. 3, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Richmond Hill: The Mayor’s Table Mon. Nov. 9, 9:00 a.m. Details
- Richmond Hill: The Mayor’s Table Mon. Nov. 9, 6:00 p.m. Details
- Richmond Hill Planning Commission Mon. Nov. 9, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Bulloch County
Bulloch | County Commission 🖥
- Bulloch County Commission Tue. Nov. 3, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
- Bulloch Board of Elections and Registration Mon. Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Camden County
Camden | County Commission and Election Board 🖥
- Camden County Commission work session on data center ordinance Tue. Oct. 27, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
- Camden Planning Commission public hearing Wed. Oct. 28, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
- Camden County Commission Tue. Nov. 3, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Camden County Board of Assessors Thu. Nov. 5, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Camden County Board of Elections & Registration Fri. Nov. 6, 3:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Kingsland
- Kingsland City Council Mon. Oct. 26, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
- Kingsland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Authority Thu. Oct. 29, 11:00 a.m. Agenda
- Kingsland Planning & Zoning Board Mon. Nov. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
St. Marys | 🖥
- St. Marys Convention & Visitors Bureau Tue. Oct. 27, 2:00 p.m. Agenda
- St. Marys Historic Preservation Commission Tue. Oct. 27, 5:30 p.m. Agenda
- St. Marys City Council Mon. Nov. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Woodbine
- Woodbine City Council first Mondays Mon. Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Chatham County
Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale pre-agenda meeting and meeting Thu. Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. Check for agenda
- Bloomingdale Planning and Zoning Commission second Mondays Mon. Nov. 9, 5:00 p.m. This agency does not post agendas online
Chatham | County Commission 🖥
- Chatham County Commission Fri. Nov. 6, 9:30 a.m. Check for agenda
Chatham Area Transit | 🖥
- Chatham Area Transit Tue. Oct. 27, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Chatham Board of Elections
- Chatham Board of Elections second Mondays Mon. Nov. 9, 3:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Chatham County Board of Health
- Chatham County Board of Health Wed. Nov. 4, 1:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission
- Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission pre-meeting followed by regular meeting Tue. Oct. 27, 12:30 p.m. Agenda
Garden City
- Garden City special called City Council Meeting Mon. Oct. 26, 5:00 p.m. Agenda
- Garden City City Council Mon. Nov. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Garden City Planning Commission pre-agenda meeting and meeting Tue. Nov. 3, 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Garden City City Council workshop Mon. Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Pooler
- Pooler City Council Mon. Nov. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Pooler Planning & Zoning Mon. Nov. 9, 3:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Port Wentworth | 🖥
- Port Wentworth Planning Commission first Mondays Mon. Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Savannah-Chatham Board of Education | 🖥
- Savannah-Chatham Board of Education Board Accountability Committee Tue. Oct. 27, 3:30 p.m. Agenda
- Savannah-Chatham Board of Education Finance Advisory Committee Wed. Nov. 4, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda
- Savannah-Chatham Board of Education informal board meeting Wed. Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m. Check for agenda
- Savannah-Chatham Board of Education executive session Wed. Nov. 4, 12:30 p.m. Check for agenda
- Savannah-Chatham Board of Education Wed. Nov. 4, 2:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Tybee Island | City Council 🖥
- Tybee Island Ethics Commission Wed. Oct. 28, 2:00 p.m. Agenda
Effingham County
Effingham | County Commission and Planning Board 🖥
- Effingham County Commission first and third Tuesdays Tue. Nov. 3, 5:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Glynn County
Brunswick | City Commission 🖥
- Brunswick Historic Preservation Board Mon. Nov. 2, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Brunswick City Commission first and third Wednesdays Wed. Nov. 4, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Brunswick | Housing Authority 🖥
- Brunswick Housing Authority Mon. Oct. 26, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Golden Isles Development Authority
- Golden Isles Development Authority first Tuesdays Tue. Nov. 3, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda
Liberty County
Hinesville
- Hinesville City Council Thu. Nov. 5, 3:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Liberty | County Commission 🖥
- Liberty Board of Elections & Voter Registration Mon. Oct. 26, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Liberty County Commission first Tuesdays and third Thursdays Tue. Nov. 3, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Liberty County Board of Education | 🖥
- Liberty Board of Education work session Tue. Oct. 27, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda
Liberty County Development Authority
- Liberty County Development Authority property tax rate hearings Wed. Oct. 28, 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Notice
Liberty County Hospital Authority
- Liberty County Hospital Authority Tue. Oct. 27, 10:00 a.m. Agenda
Midway | 🖥
- Midway City Council work session fourth Mondays Mon. Oct. 26, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
- Midway City Council second Mondays Mon. Nov. 9, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Riceboro
- Riceboro City Council first Tuesdays Tue. Nov. 3, 6:00 p.m. Check for agenda
Walthourville
- Walthourville budget workshop Mon. Oct. 26, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
- Walthourville City Council and mayor meeting Tue. Oct. 27, 6:00 p.m. Agenda
McIntosh County
McIntosh and Darien post some schedules only via The Darien News.
Darien Downtown Development Authority
- Darien Downtown Development Authority first Tuesdays Tue. Nov. 3, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
McIntosh | County Commission 🖥
- McIntosh Planning & Zoning Tue. Nov. 3, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
- McIntosh County Board of Election Mon. Nov. 9, 4:00 p.m. Check for agenda
McIntosh County Board of Education
- McIntosh Board of Education work session first Wednesdays Wed. Nov. 4, 5:30 p.m. Check for agenda
Multi-County
Georgia Legislature
- Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on the Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth Subcommittee on Literacy and Screen Time Tue. Oct. 27, 10:00 a.m. Check for agenda
- Georgia Legislature Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms Wed. Oct. 28, 7:30 a.m. Check for agenda
- Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding and Budgeting Wed. Oct. 28, 9:00 a.m. Check for agenda
- Georgia Legislature Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee Thu. Oct. 29, 10:00 a.m. Check for agenda
This list starts with automated collection that does not involve AI. It is checked and edited by a human. But agencies may announce new meetings, change meeting times or cancel them, sometimes without any online notice. Some publish calendars in more than one place with different information. Some rely on Facebook posts which may require a login to read and cannot be collected automatically.
You may want to call ahead and verify the meeting time and place, especially for smaller agencies.
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