Discuss and Consider Action on Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Presenter: Amanda Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools Description: As shared at the regular June board meeting, in order to adopt the budget and tax rates on August 31, 2026, administration recommends the Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax

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3.I. Discuss and Consider Action on Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Presenter: Amanda Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Dana Arreola, Superintendent of Schools Description: As shared at the regular June board meeting, in order to adopt the budget and tax rates on August 31, 2026, administration recommends the Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate be published in The Gonzales Inquirer on August 13, 2026.  The notice must be legally published no less than ten (10) days an no greater than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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).