Consider Adopting the 2026-2027 Tax Levy Order and Resolution 2026-04 Establishing a Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Tax Rate of $0.7070 and an Interest and Sinking (I&S) Tax Rate of $0.5000 for a Total Tax Rate of $1.207. Attachments: ( 5 ) Agenda - Tax Rate Adoption - AIF 8/14/2026 at 1:28 PM Backup - Tax Rate Adoption - Resolution 8/14/2026 at 1:29 PM Backup - Tax Rate Adoption - MC Tax Office

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XIII.A. Consider Adopting the 2026-2027 Tax Levy Order and Resolution 2026-04 Establishing a Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Tax Rate of $0.7070 and an Interest and Sinking (I&S) Tax Rate of $0.5000 for a Total Tax Rate of $1.207. Attachments: ( 5 ) Agenda - Tax Rate Adoption - AIF 8/14/2026 at 1:28 PM Backup - Tax Rate Adoption - Resolution 8/14/2026 at 1:29 PM Backup - Tax Rate Adoption - MC Tax Office Correspondence 8/14/2026 at 1:31 PM Backup - Tax Rate Adoption - Taxpayer Impact Statement 8/14/2026 at 1:33 PM Backup - Tax Rate Adoption - 2026 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet 8/14/2026 at 1:33 PM

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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).