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30 • Action ItemsWHITE SETTLEMENT ISD (Tarrant County)

H.4. Consider Resolution to Use Assigned Fund Balance Description: At the June 25, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, the board approved a resolution to assign oil and gas fund balance for future technology needs. The district will be replenishing student and teacher laptop inventory to replace lost, damaged, and outdated items. A portion of the cost will be funded from the oil and gas reserves. The res

Presented in: WHITE SETTLEMENT ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2025-11-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on H.4. Consider Resolution to Use Assigned Fund Balance Description: At the June 25, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, the board approved a resolution to assign oil and gas fund balance for future technology”
JL
Jeremy Lelek
Trustee (Place 5)
YES
GL
Glen Lowry
Trustee (Place 6)
YES
RP
Raymond Patterson
Trustee (Place 7)
YES
BD
Ben Davis
Trustee (Place 1)
YES
JB
John Bradley
Trustee (Place 2)
YES
AS
Amanda Sanchez
Trustee (Place 3)
YES
KA
Krystal Arnold
Trustee (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

H.4. Consider Resolution to Use Assigned Fund Balance Description: At the June 25, 2025, Regular Board Meeting, the board approved a resolution to assign oil and gas fund balance for future technology needs. The district will be replenishing student and teacher laptop inventory to replace lost, damaged, and outdated items. A portion of the cost will be funded from the oil and gas reserves. The resolution to use the assigned oil and gas fund balance will make the following change: Previous Reserve Balance at 6/30/2025                              $1,570,851 Less: Student & Teacher Laptop Replacement            $301,682 Total Reserve After Expenditure                                          $1,269,169 Additionally, the following assigned fund balances, which do not require board resolution but are included for transparency, will be expended: $300,000 from the fund balance of $750,000 that was reserved for TAD Reappraisal Losses. The new fund balance reserved for TAD Reappraisal Losses will be $450,000. As a result, the new total General Fund Balance set aside for future expenditures will be $4,218,820. Attachments: ( 1 ) Fund Balance Resolution

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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