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Barrow County school board postpones millage decision after finance briefing
Summary
After a finance presentation showing higher-than-expected school resource officer costs and proposed freezes of 21.5 positions, the Barrow County Board of Education voted to postpone its millage-rate decision to a July 29 work session.
The Barrow County Board of Education postponed a final vote on its advertised millage rate on June 30 after a detailed finance briefing raised new budget questions.
Miss Houston, the board’s business-services presenter, told trustees June SPLOST receipts were $1,756,830 and said the board’s advertised millage rate remains set at 15.5. She said the county’s rollback rate is 15.193 and presented an analysis showing the district could hold a 15.268 rate while absorbing recent cost changes if it freezes…
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