PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF BEAUFORT COUNTY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FY 2026/ 2027 COUNTY BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES COUNTY OPERATIONS, PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY PROGRAM, COUNTY DEBT, BLUFFTON FIRE DISTRICT, BURTON FIRE DISTRICT, DAUFUSKIE ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT, LADY’S ISLAND/ST ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT, SHELDON FIRE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED FY 2026/ 2027COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING DATE: June 8, 2026 This meeting will be held at Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, County Council Chambers, Administration Building, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29906 at 6:00 p.m. Beaufort CountyProposed Budgets & Millage For Fiscal Year 2027 County Operations FY2026 Adopted FY2027 Proposed % Change Revenues 199,159,361.00 203,338,263.00 2.10% Expenditures 199,159,136.00 203,338,263.00 2.10% Taxation 140,675,163.00 162,400,041.00 15.44% Millage 47.20 51.10 8.26% Capital Improvement Fund 36,086,171.00 10,546,611.00 -70.77% Revenues Expenditures 36,086,171.00 10,546,611.00 -70.77% Taxation 9,537,299.00 635,617.00 -93.34% Millage 3.20 0.20 -93.75% Higher Education 6,854,934.00 6,991,782.00 2.00% Revenues Expenditures 6,854,934.00 6,991,782.00 2.00% Taxation 6,854,934.00 6,991,782.00 2.00% Millage 2.30 2.20 -4.35% Indigent Care 2,980,406.00 2,542,468.00 -14.69% Revenues Expenditures 2,980,406.00 2,542,468.00 -14.69% Taxation 2,980,406.00 2,542,468.00 -14.69% Millage 1.00 0.80 -20.00% Economic Development 894,122.00 953,425.00 6.63% Revenues Expenditures 894,122.00 953,425.00 6.63% Taxation 894,122.00 953,425.00 6.63% Millage 0.30 0.30 0.00% County Debt 8,941,218.00 9,999,872.00 11.84% Revenues Expenditures 8,941,218.00 9,999,872.00 11.84% Taxation 8,941,218.00 9,534,249.00 6.63% Millage 3.00 3.00 0.00% Purchased Real Property 7,491,015.00 6,104,448.00 -18.51% Revenues Expenditures 7,491,015.00 6,104,448.00 -18.51% Taxation 7,491,015.00 6,038,358.00 -19.39% Millage 2.50 1.90 -24.00% Bluffton Fire District Operations Revenues 26,913,566.00 28,887,057.00 7.33% Expenditures 26,913,566.00 28,887,057.00 7.33% Taxation 26,713,566.00 28,887,057.00 8.14% Millage 24.75 24.75 0.00% Debt 1,349,170.00 1,448,841.00 7.39% Annual Debt Service Millage 1.25 1.25 0.00% Daufuski Island Fire District Operations 1,639,860.00 1,760,339.00 7.35% Revenues Expenditures 1,639,680.00 1,760,339.00 7.36% Taxation 1,639,860.00 1,760,339.00 7.35% Millage 60.36 60.36 0.00% Debt 106,770.00 114,615.00 7.35% Annual Debt Service Millage 3.93 3.93 0.00% Burton Fire District Operations 7,681,019.00 8,167,403.00 6.33% Revenues Expenditures 7,681,019.00 8,167,403.00 6.33% Taxation 7,327,019.00 8,167,403.00 11.47% Millage 69.10 69.10 0.00% Debt 413,508.00 433,508.00 4.84% Annual Debt Service Millage 3.90 3.90 0.00% Sheldon Fire District Operations 1,972,242.00 2,317,944.00 17.53% Revenues Expenditures 1,972,242.00 2,317,944.00 17.53% Taxation 1,972,242.00 2,317,944.00 17.53% Millage 38.30 39.60 3.39% Debt 133,100.00 133,100.00 0.00% Annual Debt Service Millage 2.60 2.40 -7.69% Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District 9,115,760.00 9,783,400.00 7.32% Operations Revenues Expenditures 9,115,760.00 9,783,400.00 7.32% Taxation 8,715,760.00 9,783,400.00 12.25% Millage 40.00 40.00 0.00% Debt Annual Debt Service 598,309.00 843,837.00 41.04% Millage 2.70 2.70 0.00% Beaufort County School District 376,980,000.00 395,321,600.00 4.87% Revenues Expenditures 376,980,000.00 395,321,600.00 4.87% Taxation 240,131,304.00 254,966,016.00 6.18% Millage 126.10 126.10 0.00% Debt 109,798,054.00 118,740,406.00 8.14% Revenues Expenditures 108,300,686.00 120,907,292.00 11.64% Taxation 107,748,054.00 116,690,406.00 8.30% Millage 36.30 36.30 0.00%