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Muscogee County board adopts FY26 budget and keeps millage at 23.075
Summary
After a public hearing, the Muscogee County School District board approved the FY2026 budget with a 3% across‑the‑board raise and voted to keep the 2025 millage rate at 23.075, a level above the rollback rate that requires notice under Georgia law.
The Muscogee County School District Board of Education on June 23 adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget and approved a millage rate of 23.075, after a third and final public hearing on the proposed tax rate and budget.
The district’s proposal includes a 3% pay increase for employees and reflects an estimated 18% rise in budgeted health insurance costs. Kia Chambers, chair of the finance committee, read the statutorily required public‑notice language and said the proposed rate is unchanged from FY25 but 0.599 mills above the rollback rate of 22.476, which under Georgia law…
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