PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE

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PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE Call to Order at 10:44 a.m. by President Janet Groth. Receive public input on Proposed Budget and Proposed Tax Rate for Fiscal Year ending 09/30/2026. No comments received. Page 3 of 7 Minutes of 08-18-2025 Xl Adjourn. President Janet Groth adjourned the hearing at 10:45 am. REGULAR BOARD MEETING — CONTINUED Consider and/or approve Budget for Fiscal Year Ending 09/30/2026 and sign the Resolution to Adopt the Annual Budget. General Manager Ty Edwards presented the Resolution and Budget for the fiscal year ending 09/30/2026. Puja Boinpally made a motion to approve and sign the resolution and adopt the annual budget as presented. Motion seconded by Vanessa Cardwell. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain FOR: Janet Groth, Vanessa Cardwell, Puja Boinpally, Jeff Sims, Billy Jackson, Ronald Cooper, Wayne Tinkler, M.R. Gonzalez and Weldon Blackwelder AGAINST: None ABSENT: Larry Drgac, Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Consider and/or adopt a Proposed Tax Rate for 2025-2026. Puja Boinpally made a motion that the proposed property tax rate be decreased by an adoption of a tax rate of $0.0202 per $100 valuation, which is the no new revenue tax rate. Motion was seconded by Vanessa Cardwell. Motion passed. Record Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain FOR: Janet Groth, Vanessa Cardwell, Puja Boinpally, Jeff Sims, Billy Jackson, Ronald Cooper, Wayne Tinkler, M.R. Gonzalez and Weldon Blackwelder AGAINST: None ABSENT: Larry Drgac, Alvaro Mandujano, Jr

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.