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Oconee school board approves FY26 budget and moves $1.2 million from reserves to capital to lower millage
Summary
The board unanimously approved the FY26 general fund budget on second reading and authorized transferring $1.2 million from the district general fund balance to the capital fund to reduce the capital millage rate, after officials and public commenters debated reserves and spending priorities.
The Oconee County School District Board of Education on Monday approved the FY26 general fund budget on second reading and unanimously voted to transfer $1.2 million from the district general fund balance to the capital fund to lower the capital millage rate.
The board approved the budget 5-0 after several public commenters urged fiscal restraint and transparency and after staff and board members discussed revenue uncertainty, fund balance levels and the county council’s request that the district reduce its capital millage. The board voted separately, 5-0, to move $1.2 million from reserves to capital to reduce the capital millage…
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