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Board approves FY26 tentative budget, keeps millage at 18.8 mills; proposes additional school security posts amid funding uncertainty
Summary
Clarke County’s Board of Education approved a tentative FY26 general fund budget and kept the tentative millage rate at 18.8 mills on May 8, advancing the district to the public-budget and millage-hearing stage.
The Clarke County Board of Education voted on May 8 to approve a tentative fiscal‑year 2026 general fund budget and a tentative millage rate of 18.8 mills, allowing the district to proceed with required public hearings in June.
Chief financial presenter Mister Griner emphasized the tentative nature of the plan: “I’m gonna emphasize the word tentative,” he said, noting the district still awaited final tax-digest numbers from county assessors and that numbers received on April 25 showed higher growth than earlier projected.
Key planning items staff proposed to fund with the $2.2 million of projected excess revenues…
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