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7.D • Action ItemsMAYPEARL ISD (Ellis County)

Consider adopting the Tax Rate for 2026 - Goal 4.3 Fiscal Year (Tax Year) Median-Valued Homestead Tax Rate Per $100 of Value Estimated Property Tax Bill FY 2025-2026 (TY 2025) $265,066 Adopted 2025 Tax Rate: $0.940300 $2,492.42 FY 2026-2027 (TY 2026) $300,663 Proposed 2026 tax rate based on the proposed budget for 2026-27: $0.913400 $2,746.26

Presented in: MAYPEARL ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-27
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider adopting the Tax Rate for 2026 - Goal 4.3 Fiscal Year (Tax Year) Median-Valued Homestead Tax Rate Per $100 of Value Estimated Property Tax Bill FY 2025-2026 (TY 2025) $265,066 Adopted 2025 Ta”
JN
Jeremy Norman
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
AS
Adam Smith
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JS
Justin Stinson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
TI
Tricia Ikard
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SC
Steve Cooper
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JW
Jarod Wright
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JE
James Eubank
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7.D. Consider adopting the Tax Rate for 2026 - Goal 4.3 Fiscal Year (Tax Year) Median-Valued Homestead Tax Rate Per $100 of Value Estimated Property Tax Bill FY 2025-2026 (TY 2025) $265,066 Adopted 2025 Tax Rate: $0.940300 $2,492.42 FY 2026-2027 (TY 2026) $300,663 Proposed 2026 tax rate based on the proposed budget for 2026-27: $0.913400 $2,746.26

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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).