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Sarasota News Leader October 11, 2013 Page 25 commission's authority in regard to setting in March in 2002, 2006 and 2010. "The current the date. millage levy expires on June 30, 2014, which is the end of the School District's fiscal year," In an Oct. 2 memo to the board, Deputy she added. County Attorney Kathleen F. Schneider wrote that Florida Statute 1011.71(9) provides that "It didn't say that we could reject the date," "a school district may levy, by local refer- Barbetta noted of the memo in an Oct. 8 interendum or in a general election, additional view with the News Leader. millage for school operational purposes …" She adds that the School Board is authorized However, he said he did not feel the memo to "direct" the county to call for the election "really answered [the] question" about the and that it is required to provide the word- commission's authority to set the date. ing of the measure and ballot title. However, He continued to be concerned about two Schneider wrote, "[T]he statute does not pro- points, he added: the cost of the referenvide that the School Board direct the County dum — about $400,000 to $425,000 in March, Commission as to the date of the special according to the estimate Sarasota County election." Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent provided She also noted that the previous referenda for to the News Leader — and fewer people going the special 1 mill school district tax were held to the polls in the spring. Sarasota County School Board members are preparing their campaign to win voter renewal of a special 1 mill tax. Photo by Norman Schimmel