8.B • Action ItemsLAKE DALLAS ISD (Denton County)

Efficient Operations: Consideration/Approval of an Ordinance Setting a Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Debt Services for the 2026-2027 School Year Attachments: ( 3 ) Board Meeting Tax Rate Adoption Presentation-August 31,2026- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:40 PM Ordinance of the Board to Set Tax Rate Document- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:41 PM 6 2026 TAX WORKSHEET- August

Presented in: LAKE DALLAS ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-31

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Efficient Operations: Consideration/Approval of an Ordinance Setting a Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Debt Services for the 2026-2027 School Year Attachments: ( 3 ) Board Meeting Tax Rate”

Scott Baird

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Greg Bartley

Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Bruce Smith

Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Lance Stacy

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Ginger Collier

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Mark Tucker

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Aaron Appleby

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8.B. Efficient Operations: Consideration/Approval of an Ordinance Setting a Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Debt Services for the 2026-2027 School Year Attachments: ( 3 ) Board Meeting Tax Rate Adoption Presentation-August 31,2026- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:40 PM Ordinance of the Board to Set Tax Rate Document- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:41 PM 6 2026 TAX WORKSHEET- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:42 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).