Deliberation and possible action to order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to ratify an adopted tax rate that exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Deliberacion y possible aprobacion para ordenar una Eleccion de Ratificacion de la Tasa Impositiva por Aprobacion de los Votantes (Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election) con el fin de ratificar una ta

Presented in: SUDAN ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-17

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Deliberation and possible action to order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to ratify an adopted tax rate that exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2”

Ryan Harper

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Dustin Provence

Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Joe Ky Shultz

Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Richard Salazar

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Clay Carr

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Ryan Netherland

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Susan Baker

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7. Deliberation and possible action to order a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election to ratify an adopted tax rate that exceeds the District's Voter-Approval Tax Rate to be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Deliberacion y possible aprobacion para ordenar una Eleccion de Ratificacion de la Tasa Impositiva por Aprobacion de los Votantes (Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election) con el fin de ratificar una tass de impuestos adoptada que exceed la tasa de impuestos aprobada por los votantes del Distrito, la cual se llevara a cabo el martes 3 de noviembre de 2026.

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).