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Oconee County adopts FY2026 general fund budget, holds county millage at 4.184 mills
Summary
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners adopted a FY2026 general fund budget of $45,704,250 and set the county millage rate at 4.184 mills; the county also expanded several homestead exemptions and reported a large rise in taxable exemptions tied to House Bill 581.
Oconee County Board of Commissioners on June 3 adopted the FY2026 general fund budget of $45,704,250 and set the county millage rate at 4.184 mills for unincorporated areas and 5.154 mills for incorporated areas, county officials said.
The budget represents roughly a $4.9 million increase from FY2025 (about $5.0 million rounded). County staff said $3.7 million of that increase will fund the sheriff’s office, including $2.5 million directed to place school resource officers in schools; roughly $1.3 million was allocated…
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