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Forsyth County Schools board unanimously votes to opt out of statefloating homestead exemption
Summary
The Forsyth County Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Feb. 18 to adopt a resolution directing the superintendent to file an opt-out of House Bill 581the statewide floating homestead exemptionafter a series of public hearings and staff analyses.
Forsyth County Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Feb. 18, 2025, to adopt a resolution authorizing the school system to opt out of the floating homestead exemption created by House Bill 581 and to direct the superintendent to file the resolution with the Georgia Secretary of State by March 1, 2025.
Board Chair Mr. Valdez opened the special-called meeting by saying the sessionand the resolution before the boardwere specifically for consideration of the opt-out. After a motion by Mr. Usherwood and a second by Mrs. Hoyse, board members discussed fiscal and local-control considerations before the chair called the vote and declared it unanimous.
The board cited budget predictability and local…
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