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9.A.12 • Action ItemsVERNON ISD (Wilbarger County)
Consider action on approving the Ordinance to Set Tax Rate. Description: The Notice of Public Meeting published tax rates were $0.9054 total rate with $.6754 for Maintenance and Operations and $.2300 for Interest and Sinking for Debt. This rate is below our No New Revenue Tax Rate and is at the TEA approved Maximum Compressed Rate.
Presented in: VERNON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-24
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider action on approving the Ordinance to Set Tax Rate. Description: The Notice of Public Meeting published tax rates were $0.9054 total rate with $.6754 for Maintenance and Operations and $.2300 ”
CH
Carrie Hawkins
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
AL
Amanda Lehman
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
PP
Patrick Parmer
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
EB
Emory Byars
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CL
Chris Lehman
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BH
Bryson Henry
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JD
Jarrod David
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
9.A.12. Consider action on approving the Ordinance to Set Tax Rate. Description: The Notice of Public Meeting published tax rates were $0.9054 total rate with $.6754 for Maintenance and Operations and $.2300 for Interest and Sinking for Debt. This rate is below our No New Revenue Tax Rate and is at the TEA approved Maximum Compressed Rate.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.