Even though no one attended Tuesday night's public hearing discussing the adoption of millage rates and a budget for the county school system, members of the Board of Education waited until 7 p.m. to proceed with their regular meeting - where they voted to re-adopt the current millage rate of 19.21 and approved the $139 million general fund budget for the 2007-2008 school year. "You might wonder given the attendance that we have - why we are taking this approach," said NCSS Superintendent Steven Whatley. He explained that the 2000 Taxpayer Bill of Rights requires the board to hold three