County Commission Reverses Stance on Paying School-Tax Fee

County Commission reverses stance on paying school-tax fee

Voicing concern about potential involvement in a lawsuit between Sarasota County’s school district and its tax collector over $2 million in fees, county commissioners on Tuesday got the ball rolling on re-assuming the financial responsibility for paying what commissioners believed to be a $589,000 annual tab.While not final, because the discussion sprung up organically without agenda notice, the reversal of an August 2025 decision would essentia…

Sarasota County backtracks after schools sue over withheld tax money - Suncoast Searchlight

Just days after the Sarasota County School Board sued Tax Collector Mike Moran over millions of dollars withheld from a voter-approved school tax, county commissioners Tuesday voted to reverse course and resume covering the cost of collecting the tax. The 3-2 vote marked a shift from a decision commissioners made in August