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8.C • Action ItemsSHEPHERD ISD (San jacinto County)
Consider approval of the 2026 no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate for the fiscal year 2026-2027 Presenter: J.W. Kirkham, C.F.O.
Presented in: SHEPHERD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-09-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Action on Consider approval of the 2026 no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate for the fiscal year 2026-2027 Presenter: J.W. Kirkham, C.F.O.”
AR
Andy Reeves
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
YJ
Yvonne Johnson
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MA
Melodee Arrendell
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JF
John Few
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RI
Richard Irwin
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
8.C. Consider approval of the 2026 no-new-revenue tax rate and voter-approval tax rate for the fiscal year 2026-2027 Presenter: J.W. Kirkham, C.F.O.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).