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Sumter County Council votes 6–1 to keep school millage at 159.4
Summary
After debate over additional millage, Sumter County Council voted 6–1 on June 28 to fund the Sumter School District for 2022–23 at the same millage as 2021–22 (159.4 mills); Councilman Eugene Baten opposed, urging an extra 10.9 mills the district sought.
Sumter County Council voted 6–1 on June 28 to maintain the Sumter School District’s millage at 159.4 for the 2022–2023 academic year, rejecting a push by one council member for significantly higher local funding.
The vote came after Councilman Artie Baker moved, and Vice Chairman James R. Byrd seconded, a motion to fund the district at the same millage level it received in 2021–22 (159.4 mills). County Administrator Gary Mixon explained that the county had appropriated two additional mills last year to reach 159.4 and that reassessment changed the…
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