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Board seeks legal and legislative options after tax collector withholds $5.5 million in referendum funds
Summary
The district reported the Broward County Tax Collector withheld about $5.5 million in referendum funds, citing statutory authority; the board asked general counsel, the auditor and lobbyists to pursue legal analysis, potential litigation and legislative fixes to recover funds and prevent recurrence.
Broward County School Board members and staff spent a large portion of their Feb. 17 workshop addressing a dispute with the Broward County Tax Collector after the collector withheld roughly $5.5 million from referendum distributions.
Superintendent Nora Hepburn and Chief of Staff John Sullivan described conversations with the tax collector, who told district officials she relied on a statutory provision to withhold the funds. Board members said the withholding came as an unexpected but serious blow given…
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