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Madison County School Board adopts final millage and $36.77 million budget
Summary
The Madison County School Board on Sept. 18 adopted a total millage of 5.334 and approved a $36,771,506 budget for 2025–26 after a public comment period about rising property taxes and an explanation from district staff about valuation and rollback rules.
The Madison County School Board on Sept. 18 approved final tax rates that set the district's total millage at 5.334 and adopted the superintendent's recommended $36,771,506 budget for the 2025–26 school year.
Board members voted unanimously on each component. Motions to adopt the required local effort (3.086 mills), discretionary operating (0.748 mills) and capital outlay (1.5 mills) all passed 5-0; the motion to levy the total 5.334 mills passed 5-0. The board also voted 5-0 to approve the superintendent's $36,771,506 budget.
The budget's presentation explained why homeowners saw higher tax bills even though the millage is slightly lower than last year. Mister Copeland, who presented the budget to the board, said the district's taxable value rose to about $1.4 billion from $1.367 billion the previous year; the district budgets its millage…
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