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15.3 • Action ItemsPETERSBURG ISD (Hale County)

Action: Meal Price Increase Description: Food Service Director McIntosh has recommended that the meal price increase for student lunch to $5.50 and $4.50 for student breakfast. All students in the district will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 26-27 school year.  This increase brings the district closer to the recommended price of $7.72 for lunch and $4.90 for breakfast, although no stu

Presented in: PETERSBURG ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Action on Action: Meal Price Increase Description: Food Service Director McIntosh has recommended that the meal price increase for student lunch to $5.50 and $4.50 for student breakfast. All students in the dis”
LO
Lissa Orozco
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TR
Thomas Roden
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CK
Collin Kattner
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
TV
Travis Vaughn
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JW
Julie Watson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SM
Stephen Marquez
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

15.3. Action: Meal Price Increase Description: Food Service Director McIntosh has recommended that the meal price increase for student lunch to $5.50 and $4.50 for student breakfast. All students in the district will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 26-27 school year.  This increase brings the district closer to the recommended price of $7.72 for lunch and $4.90 for breakfast, although no student will be charged. Adult meal prices will be set to $8.00 for lunch and $5.00 for breakfast. Staff will be required to prepay for all meals and will no longer be able to carry a negative balance. Recommended Motion(s): Set the price of student meals to $5.50 for lunch and $4.50 for breakfast; adult meals to $8.00 for lunch and $5.00 for breakfast. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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).