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Savannah‑Chatham County board reviews revenue mix, proposes $20 million in expenditure reductions
Summary
Finance staff presented a budget snapshot April 16 showing local revenue dominance, federal uncertainty after CARES/ESSER, steep health‑insurance and retirement cost growth, and proposed reductions that include a $10 million vacancy factor increase and $8.7 million in divisional cuts.
At a board budget workshop April 16, finance staff presented a three‑way revenue picture—local, state and federal—and outlined proposed budget reductions and mitigation strategies for fiscal 2026.
"Local revenue makes up about 65% of our revenue," finance staff said; the presentation included a projection of local revenue for FY26 of about $456,000,000. Staff cautioned that the state withholds a 5‑mill pullback from allocations, reducing the net state contribution the district receives.
Nut graf: District leaders emphasized that rising employee costs—especially health insurance and employer retirement…
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