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Board holds public hearing on FY26 budget; tentative millage rate set at 18.8 mills
Summary
At a public hearing on the fiscal 2026 general fund budget, district staff presented a balanced budget that assumes an 8.66% increase in the tax digest, adds school safety positions and a sustainability coordinator, and keeps the tentative millage rate at 18.8 mills pending final board approval.
Athens-Clarke County School District staff presented a balanced fiscal 2026 general fund budget on the first of three public hearings, and the board tentatively left the millage rate unchanged at 18.8 mills.
Finance staff told the board the district’s tax digest rose 8.66% — higher than the 6.5% the district originally budgeted — and said that with the proposed budget the district would begin and end FY26 with an estimated fund balance of $55,000,000. “Our tax digest increased, by 8.66%,” a district presenter said. The budget as presented includes planned additions and some restored items, while avoiding the use of reserves, staff said.
The budget presentation highlighted several specific additions: three certified officer positions (described as floating positions) at an estimated combined cost of about…
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