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Volusia School Board adopts tentative millage and $1.175 billion tentative budget, schedules final hearing for Sept. 9
Summary
The Volusia County School Board on July 29 approved tentative millage rates that together total 5.279 mills and a tentative operating budget of $1,175,237,213 for fiscal year 2025–26; officials said the millage rate is slightly lower than the prior year even as the total levy rises because of higher property values and enrollment shifts.
The Volusia County School Board on July 29 approved tentative millage rates for fiscal year 2025–26 and adopted a tentative operating budget of $1,175,237,213, with a final public hearing and adoption set for Sept. 9. The board voted unanimously to approve both the resolution levying the tentative ad valorem property tax millage rates and the resolution adopting the tentative budget.
District staff told the board the proposed total millage rate is 5.279 mills. The superintendent’s presentation said the required local effort component is 3.031 mills; the board’s discretionary local capital millage is 1.5 mills; and the discretionary operating portion is 0.748 mills. Presentation slides explained that, under state TRIM rules, the proposed total exceeds the rollback rate and therefore required an advertised notice of a proposed tax increase.
Why it matters: although the per‑mill rate is slightly…
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