Nassau County School Board votes to advertise millage rates and $330.3 million tentative budget; one member dissents
July 20, 2026 | Nassau, School Districts, Florida
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The Nassau County School Board voted July 20 to advertise multiple millage rates and the district's tentative budget, setting a path toward a public hearing July 30 and a final budget vote in September.
Dr. Burns recommended the board advertise the required local effort millage at 2.988 mills, the discretionary millage at 0.748 mills, the capital-improvement millage at 1.500 mills and an additional voted millage at 1.000 mills. The board also approved advertising the district summary budget in the amount of $330,326,932.12 and scheduled a tentative public budget hearing for Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the boardroom at the school board offices in Fernandina Beach.
"Recommend approval for the advertisement of the required local effort millage, including prior period funding adjustment millage as 2.988 mills," Dr. Burns said during the meeting, and made similar recommendations for the discretionary and capital-improvement millages and the district budget. The board moved, seconded and carried the motions to advertise the millages and the budget.
A dissenting vote was recorded on the capital-improvement millage advertisement. During that vote a board member identified in the meeting as Mr. Zimmerman said "Nay," and the chair acknowledged his no vote. Other advertised items passed on voice votes; the transcript does not record a numeric roll-call tally for the votes.
Board members discussed timing and flexibility for the advertised budget. Dr. Burns told the board that advertised figures are subject to change before the final adoption and that adjustments can be made up until the board votes on the budget in September. When asked about a state funding line item informally referred to as "Florida Empowerment," Dr. Burns said the current year's number was "a little over $14,000,000," and noted that final adjustments sometimes arrive later in the closeout process.
The board added a special meeting for Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m. to the calendar and approved the advertised date and location for the tentative budget hearing. There were no public presentations or old business on the agenda, and the meeting adjourned after brief closing remarks.
Next steps: the district will publish the advertised millage rates and the summary budget and hold the public budget hearing on July 30, 2026; the board is expected to consider final budget adoption in September when statutory deadlines require formal approval.
Dr. Burns recommended the board advertise the required local effort millage at 2.988 mills, the discretionary millage at 0.748 mills, the capital-improvement millage at 1.500 mills and an additional voted millage at 1.000 mills. The board also approved advertising the district summary budget in the amount of $330,326,932.12 and scheduled a tentative public budget hearing for Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the boardroom at the school board offices in Fernandina Beach.
"Recommend approval for the advertisement of the required local effort millage, including prior period funding adjustment millage as 2.988 mills," Dr. Burns said during the meeting, and made similar recommendations for the discretionary and capital-improvement millages and the district budget. The board moved, seconded and carried the motions to advertise the millages and the budget.
A dissenting vote was recorded on the capital-improvement millage advertisement. During that vote a board member identified in the meeting as Mr. Zimmerman said "Nay," and the chair acknowledged his no vote. Other advertised items passed on voice votes; the transcript does not record a numeric roll-call tally for the votes.
Board members discussed timing and flexibility for the advertised budget. Dr. Burns told the board that advertised figures are subject to change before the final adoption and that adjustments can be made up until the board votes on the budget in September. When asked about a state funding line item informally referred to as "Florida Empowerment," Dr. Burns said the current year's number was "a little over $14,000,000," and noted that final adjustments sometimes arrive later in the closeout process.
The board added a special meeting for Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m. to the calendar and approved the advertised date and location for the tentative budget hearing. There were no public presentations or old business on the agenda, and the meeting adjourned after brief closing remarks.
Next steps: the district will publish the advertised millage rates and the summary budget and hold the public budget hearing on July 30, 2026; the board is expected to consider final budget adoption in September when statutory deadlines require formal approval.
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