The Newton County Board of Education adopted a tentative 2015-16 budget based on a total millage rate of 20.00 mills.
The millage rate is less than the millage rate that was adopted by the board last year, totaling 20 mills for operation budget and .45 mills for debt service.

Although the budget tentatively adopted by the Board of Education does not reflect a total millage increase, legislation states that if the M&O millage rate is not reduced by the same percentage that the digest increased due to reassessment, (5.31%), the public must be notified that the Board is increasing taxes. That is the purpose of this notice.

Further, since the Board is not reducing the millage rate, in accordance with The Taxpayer Bill of Rights, the Board of Education will hold three public hearings relative to the FY 2016 tentative budget, the millage rates, and the increase in property taxes on the following dates and times: Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, July 21 at 9 a.m. and Tuesday, July 21 at 5:30 p.m.

All meetings will be held in the E. Wendell Clamp Board Room at the Newton County Board of Education Administrative Offices located at 2109 Newton Drive, Covington, Georgia