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Sarasota County School Board adopts tentative 2025-26 millage rates and tentative budget amid federal funding concerns
Summary
The Sarasota County School Board on July 9 adopted tentative millage rates and a tentative fiscal 2025-26 budget, voting 5-0 on both measures as public speakers urged the district to respond to impending federal funding cuts, hold earlier town-hall meetings and prepare impact analyses.
The Sarasota County School Board adopted tentative millage rates and a tentative fiscal 2025-26 budget at a special meeting July 9 at 1980 Landings Boulevard in Sarasota, voting 5-0 on both measures. The board adopted component millage rates of 2.847 mills for required local effort, 0.748 for basic discretionary, 1.500 for capital outlay and 1.000 for voted operating referendum, for a total millage rate of 6.095 mills, and then adopted the tentative 2025-26 budget as presented. The actions come as several public speakers urged the board to respond more urgently to expected federal funding reductions that they said will affect mental-health programs, adult education and staffing in the coming…
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