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Griffin-Spalding school board adopts 16.395 millage for 2025 after 4–1 vote
Summary
The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education voted 4–1 on Aug. 26 to adopt a 16.395 millage rate for 2025 property tax bills after discussion over county collection fees and district reserves; members also directed staff to pursue related county conversations as needed.
The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education voted 4–1 on Aug. 26 to adopt a millage rate of 16.395 mills for 2025 property tax bills, approving the interim superintendent and chief financial officer’s recommendation.
"It is recommended that the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education adopt a millage rate of 16.395 for 2025 property tax bills," Mr. Byron Moneybag Yo Jones, the district chief financial officer, told the board during a special-called meeting.
Board members discussed the budgetary and programmatic implications before the vote. Mr. Jones said assessment figures indicated about a 2.12% increase in total assessments this year and that the district had…
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