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Polk superintendent says county commission "did not raise taxes" as millage referendum moves to voters
Summary
Superintendent Hyde said the Polk County Board of County Commissioners complied with statute by placing a millage referendum on the Nov. 2026 ballot and defended district performance, urging voters to decide the funding measure; Hyde invited commissioners to an orientation to better understand district operations.
Superintendent Hyde used his Nov. 18 report to confirm that the Polk County Board of County Commissioners had voted earlier that day to place the school board's millage-refendum request on the Nov. 2026 ballot under Florida statute 1001.371.
"The BOCC did not vote to raise taxes," Hyde said. "They fulfilled their statutory and constitutional obligations by allowing this issue to move forward so that voters alone can decide whether or not to self-impose a millage…
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