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Fannin County school board adopts 6.517 rollback millage rate for 2026 38:39

  • The board also voted unanimously to approve the amended budget. 35:08
  • The Fannin County Board of Education adopted a 2026 millage rate at the advertised rollback rate of 6.517 by unanimous vote. 37:04
  • During discussion of the millage rate, a speaker said continuing to take the rollback may not be sustainable and cited rising labor, fuel, energy and food costs. 39:14
  • A staff member said the guaranteed maximum price for the new facility at the high school was $18,967,979. 47:55

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:27
    • A staff member said the consent agenda included the agenda and five sets of minutes from July meetings. 2:30
    • The board voted unanimously by raised hand on a motion to approve the agenda. 3:57
  2. Student recognitions 4:11
    • The board recognized the East Fannin Elementary School robotics team for earning first place in the Sphero World Championship. 4:11
    • Staff recognized a middle school student for a national dragster achievement. 11:08
  3. Public comment 26:59
    • A staff member asked whether there was any public comment, and a speaker said there was none. ~26:59
  4. School quarterly financial reports 27:14
    • A staff member said the schools turned in their 4th quarter financial reports for June, a total of 6 financial reports. 27:31
    • A staff member said two versions of the documents were posted so readers with assistive tools could view them. 28:18
    • The board approved the school quarterly financial reports unanimously. 29:38
  5. District financial reports 29:46
    • A staff member said the reports were preliminary because the fiscal year was still being closed out. 29:52
    • The staff member said school nutrition collected 99.42% and came in at about 91% on expenses. 31:14
    • The board voted unanimously by raised hand on the recommendation to approve as presented. 31:32
  6. Fiscal year 2026 budget amendment 31:48
    • A staff member said general fund revenue was over about $102,000, instruction came in just over $900,000 under budget and the general budget came in about $1.3 million under budget. 31:53
    • The board approved the fiscal year 2026 budget amendment unanimously. 35:16
  7. 2026 millage rate 35:25
    • A staff member said the rollback rate of 6.517 was advertised and that a scrivener's error in the advertisement did not change the calculation. 35:30
    • A speaker said labor costs were up 22%, teacher pay up 15% and fuel costs up 47% over the last 5 years and said the rollback may not be sustainable. 39:50
    • A staff member said a healthy fund balance and SPLOST collections allowed the district to sustain the rollback for one more year. 43:30
    • The vote was unanimous by raised hand. 44:26
  8. FY27 budget 44:32
    • A staff member said there were no changes from the budget that was advertised. 44:43
  9. SPLOST audit and collections update 45:25
    • A staff member said the state-required SPLOST audit would start in October and cost about $8,900 last year. 45:34
    • The staff member said June SPLOST collections came in at over $1 million, 6.3% higher than June of '25, with projected completion in November of '29. 46:21
  10. New facility guaranteed maximum price 47:24
    • A staff member said the guaranteed maximum price was $18,967,979, including a $1 million contingency. 48:40
    • The staff member said the district was eligible to earn $1,644,444 in COPS money for the project. 50:00
    • The staff member said the contractor quoted 18 months for construction. 55:26
  11. Annual board planning calendar 56:17
    • A staff member said the calendar contains requirements from the Georgia School Board Association and items needed for exemplary board status. 56:27
    • The board voted unanimously by raised hand on a motion to approve the 2026⁠-⁠2027 annual board planning calendar. 57:07
  12. Tabling of policies updated for law changes 57:25
    • A staff member said the policies were being updated for changes in law, would be tabled until the next board meeting and that the public could give input through Symbly or by email. 57:33
    • A staff member said the electronic devices policy, JCDAF, would move from K-8 to K-12 to match state law. 1:00:45
    • The board voted unanimously to table policies JAA, JCDAF and GAAA. 59:04
  13. Tabling of leave and instruction policies 1:03:06
    • A staff member said the recommendation would let employees use 12 days annually as personal leave. 1:04:46
    • A staff member said that if the policy is approved in September, it would be retroactive back to this year. 1:05:47
    • A staff member said policy IHE would change principal or designee to teacher for determining whether a student is on grade level. 1:13:56
    • The chair announced a motion carried, and the board voted unanimously by raised hands on tabling the paid parental leave policy. 1:10:13
  14. Personnel 1:15:14
    • A staff member presented two resignations, a classified staff recommendation and recommendations for substitute employees. 1:15:14
    • The board approved the classified staff recommendation and the substitute employees unanimously. 1:16:17
  15. Board comments 1:17:22
    • One board member said the new facility was a milestone and that policy IHE was important. 1:20:14
    • A speaker repeated a concern that the district may be looking at a different approach next year and encouraged continued support of SPLOST. 1:23:36
    • The board voted unanimously to adjourn. 1:32:11

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