8.B • Action ItemsLAKE DALLAS ISD (Denton County)

Efficient Operations: Consideration/Approval of an Ordinance Setting a Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Debt Services for the 2026-2027 School Year Attachments: ( 3 ) Board Meeting Tax Rate Adoption Presentation-August 31,2026- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:40 PM Ordinance of the Board to Set Tax Rate Document- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:41 PM 6 2026 TAX WORKSHEET- August

Presented in: LAKE DALLAS ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-08-31

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (7 - 0)

“Action on Efficient Operations: Consideration/Approval of an Ordinance Setting a Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Debt Services for the 2026-2027 School Year Attachments: ( 3 ) Board Meeting Tax Rate”

Scott Baird

Trustee (Place 5)

YES

Greg Bartley

Trustee (Place 6)

YES

Bruce Smith

Trustee (Place 7)

YES

Lance Stacy

Trustee (Place 1)

YES

Ginger Collier

Trustee (Place 2)

YES

Mark Tucker

Trustee (Place 3)

YES

Aaron Appleby

Trustee (Place 4)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8.B. Efficient Operations: Consideration/Approval of an Ordinance Setting a Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations and Debt Services for the 2026-2027 School Year Attachments: ( 3 ) Board Meeting Tax Rate Adoption Presentation-August 31,2026- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:40 PM Ordinance of the Board to Set Tax Rate Document- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:41 PM 6 2026 TAX WORKSHEET- August Special 2026 8/26/2026 at 12:42 PM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).