In Statesboro, the annual city property tax on a $100,000 home, for example, will increase by roughly $40 after City Council on Tuesday approved an effective 1 mill hike in the tax rate. Several weeks ago, Mayor Jan Moore suggested an increase of a half mill to fund a raise in starting pay for Statesboro Police Department officers. The city then advertised a 1 mill increase after Councilman Sam Lee Jones said he wanted the other half mill to go to community projects, such as creation of a public pool.