BOE approves tentative budget
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor

The Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE) approved a tentative 2008-2009 budget of $12,040,812 during a called meeting held Monday, July 7. This represents an increase of $643,185 over the previous year's budget of $11,397,627.

The effect the increase might have on property taxes cannot be determined until the BOE's millage rate is adopted. This will occur at a later date, after the state has approved local tax digest information.

Other actions taken by the BOE included the following:

• Tabled action on a driver's education proposal;

• Adopted a spending resolution for the months of July and August; and

• Accepted the resignation of Rochelle Sheppard, special education teacher at Jenkins County Elementary School.