The proposed 2016-17 Hall County school budget would spend nearly $227 million in its general fund, but no comments were made about the proposal at Monday night’s first budget hearing. The board held the first of three budget hearings because it is proposing to leave the millage rate at the current 18.8 mills rather than adopt the “rollback” rate of 18.599 mills. The budget hearing also was “livestreamed” and will be archived on the school district’s website.