The Property Appraiser has certified the Sarasota County 2009 tax roll at $49,299,136,563, which represents a 11.69% decrease from 2008 tax roll of $55,827,860,201 (see "Certification of School Taxable Value").  The general fund local required effort must be levied by the School Board, if the district is to receive any state FEFP dollars in fiscal year 2009-2010.  This millage rate is set at 4.161 mills by the State of Florida.  The proposed millage rate required by state law is
2.15 % less than last year's rolled-back millage rate.  When the local millage is included, the proposed millage rate is 8.07% less than last year's rolled back rate.

A comparison of the 2008 millage levies with the proposed 2009 levies is as follows:

MILLAGE LEVY	2008 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE	2009 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE
General - local required effort	3.717	4.161
General - basic discretionary	.498	.748
General - supplemental discretionary	0.080	.000
Capital Outlay	1.750	1.500
Voted Operating	1.000	1.000
TOTAL Millage Rate	7.045	7.409

That the following proposed millage rates for 2009 be accepted for advertising in accordance with the requirement of Chapter 200.065 of the Florida Statutes.

General - Voted Operating                                1.000 mils
General - Local Required Effort at                      4.161 mils
General - Local Discretionary at                          .748 mils
Capital Outlay at                                            1.500 mils

For a total of                                                 7.409 mills"