Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: May 20, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Jon V. Weiss, P.E., Deputy County Administrator
CONTACT: Whitney E. Evers, Senior Assistant County Attorney
PHONE: 407-836-5523
DIVISION: N/A
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Resolution of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners regarding resolution of the Orange County School Board directing the Orange County Board of County Commissioners to call an election for a referendum to be placed on the ballot of the November 3, 2026, general election.
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PURPOSE:
Section 1011.71(9), Florida Statutes, authorizes the Orange County School Board ("School Board") to levy, by local referendum, additional millage for school operational purposes up to an amount that, when combined with the non-voted millage, does not exceed the 10-mill limit established under Article VII, Section 9(b) of the Florida Constitution.
The School Board has determined it is in the best interests of the students of Orange County to submit to the voters the question of approving the continuation of a one-mill ad valorem millage increase for four additional years for essential operating expenses in order to compensate teachers and support staff, preserve academic programs, and protect arts, athletics and student activities necessary to maintain high-quality educational opportunities for all students. The funds are shared proportionately with charter schools based on student enrollment as required by law. The original one-mill ad valorem millage referendum was approved by Orange County voters in 2010 and was reauthorized by the electors of Orange County in 2014, 2018, and 2022. The School Board voted at its May 12, 2026, regular meeting to continue this to a special School Board meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. At the May 19th meeting, the School Board voted to approve a resolution which authorized the placement of the referendu...
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