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Hillsborough board adopts 6.34‑mill tentative rate, approves $4.4 billion tentative budget amid teacher‑pay debate
Summary
On July 29 the Hillsborough County School Board approved a 6.34 mill tentative property tax rate and a $4.4 billion tentative budget, while public speakers and union leaders urged the board to use reserves and referendum funds to raise teacher and support‑staff pay.
The Hillsborough County School Board on July 29 adopted a proposed total millage rate of 6.34 mills and approved a tentative fiscal 2025–26 budget that shows about $4.4 billion in total revenues. The board voted to set the tentative millage and budget after a public hearing and adopted the necessary resolutions; final adoption is scheduled for Sept. 9.
The board’s finance team said the proposed 6.34 mills includes the required local effort, a 0.748 discretionary operating millage, a 1.50 local capital millage and a voter‑approved 1.00 mill. Jamie Lewis, the district’s chief financial officer, told the board the figures are tentative and based on the second state calculation; a fourth state calculation is still pending and officials expect to refine numbers before final adoption.
The school district estimated the proposed millage would cost the owner of a $200,000 house…
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