Local Politics Nearly 2 Million Spent This Budget Year Out of Gardendale’s 5-Mill Property Tax Account September 21, 2022 5:06 pm by Anthony Treye Hanner Views: 151 The City of Gardendale has a separate account earmarked for funds generated from the ad valorem taxes generated from the "5-mill property tax." These 5-mills were originally approved by Gardendale voters to help fund a city school district, while You've reached subscriber-only content Simply Register For Free Access Already a subscriber? Log in here.