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7.I • Action ItemsDECATUR ISD (Wise County)
Consider and take possible action to approve the 2026 Tax Rate and Tax Rate Resolution. Attachments: ( 3 ) Tax Rate Adoption Template 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM 2025 and 2026 Tax Year Summary Certified Values 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM Tax Rate Adoption Resolution (Board Adoption of Tax Rate) 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM
Presented in: DECATUR ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-27
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider and take possible action to approve the 2026 Tax Rate and Tax Rate Resolution. Attachments: ( 3 ) Tax Rate Adoption Template 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM 2025 and 2026 Tax Year Summary Certified Valu”
DC
Delvon Campbell
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
JD
Jeremy Duncan
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
SK
Scott Koehler
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
SS
Stan Shults
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MJ
Matt Joiner
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SS
Sandra Schneider
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
NB
Nate Bayless
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
7.I. Consider and take possible action to approve the 2026 Tax Rate and Tax Rate Resolution. Attachments: ( 3 ) Tax Rate Adoption Template 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM 2025 and 2026 Tax Year Summary Certified Values 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM Tax Rate Adoption Resolution (Board Adoption of Tax Rate) 8/20/2026 at 1:45 PM
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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.