5. Public Hearing: 2026 Budget At 5:38 p.m. by order of the President, Bruce Moulton, the regular meeting was closed, and the Public Hearing on the 2026 HTGCD Budget was called to order. The same quorum remained. Public Hearing Testimony: None. At 5:40 p.m., the Public Hearing closed, and the Regular Meeting resumed with the same quorum. The Board took up the following agenda items, numbers 7 – 15, in the order listed.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.