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Polk superintendent proposes 1-mill referendum, recommends 80% for pay raises and 20% for arts, safety, CTE
Summary
Superintendent Hyde presented draft referendum language for a proposed 1-mill, four-year ad valorem increase that could raise $72–$80 million annually; he recommended 80% of revenues be used for employee compensation and 20% reserved for fine arts, school safety and career-technical programs, subject to collective bargaining rules.
Polk County Superintendent Hyde presented draft language and priorities on June 10 for a proposed tax referendum that would ask voters to approve an additional 1 mill in ad valorem property taxes for four fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027.
Hyde provided two draft ballot-language options modeled on other Florida districts. Both would ask for an additional 1 mill beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2031, and both would include language requiring funds be shared proportionately with charter schools as required by law and overseen by an independent citizens' financial oversight committee.
Revenue projections presented to the board estimate a 1-mill increase could…
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