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Barrow County schools approve FY2026 other-funds budget; board discusses millage and potential SRO costs
Summary
The Barrow County Board of Education approved the district's FY2026 other-funds budget and discussed setting a 15.695 millage rate to cover possible additional costs for school resource officers being considered by county commissioners.
The Barrow County Board of Education voted to approve the district's FY2026 other-funds budget during its June 24 work session, adopting a plan that covers special revenue, capital projects and debt-service funds while relying on unassigned fund balance to blunt property tax increases.
The action came as Superintendent (presenter) and Ms. Houston, Business Services, told the board the FY2026 other-funds package includes $26,610,167 in special revenue funds, $51,433,673 in capital projects funds and $12,992,379 in the debt-service fund, for a combined total of $91,036,219. The district said it will use an unassigned fund balance of $12,915,925 rather than raising millage to cover those expenditures.
The budget also responds to a state-mandated benefits increase the district said…
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