The Fayette County Commission is expected to set its final tax rate for residents Thursday night.

In previous years, the rate was set earlier, but the county had to wait on the school board this year. The Board of Education had to adjust its rate after getting more bad economic news from the state.

This year’s tax digest came in at $5.3 billion dollars for real property, which is just over $158 million more than the 2007 tax digest, for a growth rate of 3 percent, but that figure includes $15 million in reassessments, said Finance Director Mary Holland.

The county is proposing to roll the rate back from 7.432 mills in the unincorporated county to 7.391 mills. In the incorporated county, residents will see their rate drop from 5.432 mills to 5.4 mills.

In other actions, the County Commission will

• Consider several proposed amendments to the Fayette County Development Regulations regarding the revised Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s model Floodplain Management Ordinance to replace the existing floodplain regulations in its entirety as presented by the Engineering Department.

• Discuss the Vehicle Replacement Committee’s recommendations for replacement of 19 vehicles included in the fiscal year 2009 budget.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the county complex on Stonewall Avenue.

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