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Pickens County Board approves 2025 school millage at 11.34 mills
Summary
The Pickens County Board of Education voted to set the 2025 school millage rate at 11.34 mills, a rollback below the calculated rollback rate; CFO warned the district will tap fund balance to cover the revenue shortfall.
The Pickens County Board of Education voted to adopt a 2025 millage rate of 11.34 mills at its Oct. 3 work session, finalizing the only formal action on the meeting agenda.
Chief Financial Officer Amy Smith told the board the district’s gross digest grew nearly 21% this year and the net digest rose about 16%, but a large increase in exemptions tied to House Bill 581 reduced taxable value. Smith said Pickens did not opt out of HB 581 and that the additional exemption will cost the district…
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