20 • Action ItemsSMITHVILLE ISD (Bastrop County)

G.10. Ratification of the July 2026 Bond Repayment Resolution Description: In July 2026, the SISD Board of Trustees approved a bond repayment resolution of $3,067,000, with $2,515,000 to principal and $552,000 to interest. Following the recent bond refunding, $115,000 of the stated principal amount was for the Planned Issuer Contribution and not principal. The total amount of the repayment was un

Presented in: SMITHVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-08-24

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on G.10. Ratification of the July 2026 Bond Repayment Resolution Description: In July 2026, the SISD Board of Trustees approved a bond repayment resolution of $3,067,000, with $2,515,000 to principal an”

Bryan Jones

Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

Candy Parsons

Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

Chelsa Vinklarek

Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)

YES

Chris Hinnant

Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

Grant Gutierrez

Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

Josh Magden

Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

Michael Hancock

Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

G.10. Ratification of the July 2026 Bond Repayment Resolution Description: In July 2026, the SISD Board of Trustees approved a bond repayment resolution of $3,067,000, with $2,515,000 to principal and $552,000 to interest. Following the recent bond refunding, $115,000 of the stated principal amount was for the Planned Issuer Contribution and not principal. The total amount of the repayment was unchanged. Attachments: ( 1 ) Bond Payment Resolution Ratification 8.24.2026 8/17/2026 at 6:21 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). 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.