Following judge's order, Hillsborough votes to place school tax referendum back on ballot -- maybe

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County commissioners passed a motion Tuesday to follow a judge's order placing a property tax referendum benefiting Hillsborough County Schools back on the November ballot.

However, the board also left the door open to reverse that position if an appeals court grants a stay or reverses the lower court's decision.

In July, commissioners voted 4-3 along partisan lines to delay that referendum to increase teacher and staff pay until 2026 — a move school officials took legal issue with immediately.

“Our stance? They have no right to postpone that at all,” Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Van Ayres said at the time. “They are superseding, they are trying to take away the power of the School Board."



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