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Dorchester County adopts $2025–26 budget after school millage amendments; council debates state funding formula
Summary
Dorchester County Council adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 budget on June 16, approving amendments raising millage for School Districts 2 and 4. Councilmembers pressed the limits of state funding rules during debate and recorded a 6–0 vote with one member absent.
Dorchester County Council on June 16 adopted the county—udget ordinance for fiscal year 2025 nd 2026 (Ordinance 25-11) after approving two amendments that adjust school millage allocations for School Districts 2 and 4.
The vote to adopt the budget as amended was 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent.
The council first voted to add 7.6 mills to School District 2, a change totaling $4,382,502. Council members then approved an adjustment that reduced another previously proposed allocation for District 2; the final county contribution shown in the meeting packet for District 2 was $130,221,328. The packet showed a final County appropriation for School…
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