DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Education will hold a third and final public hearing on the FY 2020 millage rate when it meets in the Board of Education Office, at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Two previous public hearings were held on Aug. 6.

Chief Financial Officer Jamie Ulrich and staff have recommend setting the millage rate at 15.778, the same as it has been since 2016. Keeping the millage rate at the same level will result in a tax increase of .64 percent, resulting in an increase of about $12 on a home with a fair market value of $300,000 and approximately $9 on a home with a fair market value of $225,000.

The public is invited to attend Tuesday’s meeting and speak in favor of or in opposition to the proposed millage rate. The Board approved a fiscal year 2020 total budget of $49,307,237 in June which represents an increase of about $1.5 million over last year with a fund balance of $3.5 million.

Ulrich also will update the Board on school activity funds for 2020 and provide a report for the general fund and eSPLOST.

Tiffany Davis, Executive Assistant to the superintendent, will request Board approval to submit the 2019 GSBA Governance Team of the Year Application.

Superintendent Damon Gibbs will ask Board approval to purchase through Buy Board, a national purchasing cooperative. Buy Board contracts have already been through a competitive procurement process, saving members the time and cost of preparing RFPs and bids.  This provides members compliance with local and state procurement requirements and a documented audit trail.

Nicole LeCave, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning will ask Board to approv nine overnight field trips for several school organizations.

The Board will also adopt a resolution in recognition of the Instructional Technology Support Staff for its implementation of new and updated technology to increase efficiency and improve student engagement.

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