Adoption of the 2026-2027 District Tax Rate Description: The Board is required to set a tax rate within 60 days of receiving the certified tax roll but no later than September 30th.  The Board is also required to conduct a public hearing on the budget and tax rate before setting the tax rate. The tax rate necessary to fund the proposed 2026-2027 budget as adopted is $0.9186 per hundred dollars val

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I.5. Adoption of the 2026-2027 District Tax Rate Description: The Board is required to set a tax rate within 60 days of receiving the certified tax roll but no later than September 30th.  The Board is also required to conduct a public hearing on the budget and tax rate before setting the tax rate. The tax rate necessary to fund the proposed 2026-2027 budget as adopted is $0.9186 per hundred dollars valuation.  This rate includes an M&O rate of $0.7386 and an I&S rate of $0.1800 - representing a total tax rate decline of $0.0239 in the 2026-27 budget year. Attachments: ( 2 ) Tax Resolution 2026-2027 8/18/2026 at 1:08 PM Tax Rate Adoption Presentation 8.24.26 8/22/2026 at 2:40 PM

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.