Oconee County Board backs tentative FY27 budget, approves contracts and field trips in unanimous vote

The Oconee County Board of Education on May 11 received a detailed Business Services presentation on the district’s tentative fiscal year 2027 budget and voted unanimously to approve multiple consent items, including the tentative general fund and federal fund budgets.

Business Services presenter Mr. Adams told the board the district’s continuation budget is $119,500,000 and that tentative FY27 expenditures are projected at about $122,400,000, driven in part by state-mandated increases in health insurance and retirement contributions. He said the presentation assumes roughly 3% growth in the local tax digest and notes a proposed full rollback millage of 13.813 mills to maintain revenue neutrality.

Mr. Adams highlighted several line items and tradeoffs in the plan: a net reduction of 14 employees in the operating budget (described as achieved primarily through attrition), a $436,000 reduction in the SRO program budget, a proposed 2% general salary…