Forsyth County School Board holds final public hearing on proposed 2026 millage, delays vote

The Forsyth County Board of Education on July 29 held its third and final public meeting on the proposed 2026 millage rate but did not vote on the rate, saying the board will reconvene shortly to take a vote.

At the start of the special-called meeting, board members unanimously adopted the meeting agenda and then heard a presentation from Chief Financial Officer Larry Hamill on the district’s tax digest, rollback calculations and budget drivers for fiscal 2026. Hamill said the district is proposing to keep the 2026 millage at the 2025 level of 15.28 mills; he said the rollback calculation for the operating millage would be 14.626 mills and the rollback for debt service would be 1.365 mills. "For 2026, the millage rate from 2025 was 15.28 for the current year that we just closed, and we're proposing a 15.28 as well for the current year coming up for '26," Hamill said.

Hamill showed the district’s PT-32-1 tax digest report, saying the net digest rose from…