Consider and Act on the 2026 Tax Rate Presenter: Thomas Willman, Chief Financial Officer Attachments: ( 5 ) Executive Summary - 2026 Tax Rate Adoption - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 1:52 PM Presentation - 2026 Tax Rate Adoption - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 1:52 PM 2026 Tax Ordinance - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 3:18 PM 2026 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet Lovejoy ISD Proposed - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 3:18 PM
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
16. Consider and Act on the 2026 Tax Rate Presenter: Thomas Willman, Chief Financial Officer Attachments: ( 5 ) Executive Summary - 2026 Tax Rate Adoption - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 1:52 PM Presentation - 2026 Tax Rate Adoption - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 1:52 PM 2026 Tax Ordinance - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 3:18 PM 2026 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet Lovejoy ISD Proposed - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 3:18 PM Adoption of Tax Rate Worksheet - 08.24.2026 8/20/2026 at 3:18 PM
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).