Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt the 2026-2027 School Year Budget Presenter: Rick Kirkpatrick/Eric Banfield Description: The 2026-2027 budget is presented for your consideration and approval. The budget is adopted at the functional level for the General Fund (Maintenance and Operating), the Child Nutrition Fund, and the I&S Debt Service Fund. The following schedules are included: • Combi

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IX.B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt the 2026-2027 School Year Budget Presenter: Rick Kirkpatrick/Eric Banfield Description: The 2026-2027 budget is presented for your consideration and approval. The budget is adopted at the functional level for the General Fund (Maintenance and Operating), the Child Nutrition Fund, and the I&S Debt Service Fund. The following schedules are included: • Combined Functional Summary of the Proposed Budget for Adoption • Tax rate forms (new) used to calculate the required Truth In Taxation tax rates. • Other Summary Tax Value and Budget Schedules are included in the Hearing presentation. Upon adoption of the budgets at the functional level, the Board is required to approve any transfer reallocating funds from one function to another or to decrease or increase the budget totals for these funds. Attachments: ( 2 ) Tax Rate Calculations Florence ISD 50-859-2026 TxYear_2026-27 8/11/2026 at 5:25 PM NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE 8/11/2026 at 5:28 PM

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). 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.