5 • Action ItemsWACO ISD (Mclennan County)

Consider, Discuss, and Take Appropriate Action Regarding the Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, Setting the Proposed Tax Rate and the Date, Time and Place for the Public Meeting Presenter: Sherry Smith Attachments: ( 1 ) Memo_Budget and Tax Notice of Public Hearing_August 2026 8/3/2026 at 5:11 PM

Presented in: WACO ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-06

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Consider, Discuss, and Take Appropriate Action Regarding the Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, Setting the Proposed Tax Rate and the Date,”

Stephanie Ybarra-Korteweg

Trustee, District 1 (District 1)

YES

Jose Vidana

Trustee, District 2 (District 2)

YES

Jeremy Davis

Trustee, District 3 (District 3)

YES

Jonathan Grant

Trustee, District 4 (District 4)

YES

Keith Guillory

Trustee, District 5 (District 5)

YES

Angelo Ochoa

Trustee, At-Large Place 6 (At-Large Place 6)

YES

Jim Patton

Trustee, At-Large Place 7 (At-Large Place 7)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5. Consider, Discuss, and Take Appropriate Action Regarding the Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, Setting the Proposed Tax Rate and the Date, Time and Place for the Public Meeting Presenter: Sherry Smith Attachments: ( 1 ) Memo_Budget and Tax Notice of Public Hearing_August 2026 8/3/2026 at 5:11 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).