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V.E • Action ItemsRUSK ISD (Cherokee County)
Board to Consider and Approve An Ordinance to Adopt a Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate of $0.6669 and an Interest & Sinking Tax Rate of $0.1148 for the 2026-2027 School Year
Presented in: RUSK ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Board to Consider and Approve An Ordinance to Adopt a Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate of $0.6669 and an Interest & Sinking Tax Rate of $0.1148 for the 2026-2027 School Year”
TH
Tara Hoot
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TS
Tracy Session
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
OS
Oliver Sturns
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
JO
Jake Ocker
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MP
Martin Pepin
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MS
Montie Sunday
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
NA
Nathan Acker
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
V.E. Board to Consider and Approve An Ordinance to Adopt a Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate of $0.6669 and an Interest & Sinking Tax Rate of $0.1148 for the 2026-2027 School Year
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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.