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Bay City Independent School District special meeting, Aug 12, 2026

33 min

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What happened at this meeting

Bay City ISD board adopts 0.7389 maintenance and operations tax rate for 2026 16:41

  • A district staff member presented a report on the attendance credit and walked the board through a public hearing on proposed tax rates. 0:33
  • The staff member said the proposed maintenance tax rate was 0.7389 and the proposed debt service rate was 0.2309, for a total proposed rate of 0.9689. 7:31
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening 0:09
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:02 with a quorum present. 0:09
  2. Attendance credit report 0:33
    • A district staff member said the state predicts the district's estimated local yield per penny per WADA exceeds the Tier 2 threshold of $49.72. 0:33
    • The staff member said the board would be asked at the next meeting to approve intent to purchase the attendance credit. 0:33
    • The staff member said WADA is weighted average daily attendance, adjusted for student and district characteristics such as special needs and bilingual students. 1:40
  3. Public hearing on proposed tax rates 6:08
    • A district staff member said the proposed maintenance tax rate was 0.7389 and the proposed debt service rate was 0.2309, for a total of 0.9689. 7:31
    • The staff member said taxes on the average residence would be about $762 a year, an increase of $74 a year. 8:42
    • The staff member said the freeze-adjusted maintenance and operations value decreased by approximately $372 million. 9:18
  4. Trustee oath of office 14:01
    • Justin Matthews read the oath of office for the Bay City Independent School District board of trustees. 14:25
    • A district staff member said the seat was position 4. 14:47
  5. Maintenance and operations tax rate 15:35
    • A district staff member said the proposed rate totaled 0.7389 and included golden and copper pennies. 16:01
    • A motion was made to adopt a maintenance and operations tax rate of 0.7389 per $100 valuation for tax year 2026. 16:41
    • The motion passed 7 to 0. 16:51
  6. Debt service rate above minimum 16:51
    • A district staff member said the district was suggesting an interest and sinking rate of 0.2309, an increase of 0.012. 17:19
    • The motion stated the district's minimum debt service tax rate is 0.21890 per $100 valuation and the added revenue would be used for lawful debt service purposes. 18:01
    • The motion passed 7 to 0. 18:55
  7. Interest and sinking fund tax rate 19:35
    • A motion was made to adopt an interest and sinking tax rate of 0.23090 per $100 valuation for tax year 2026. 19:46
    • The motion passed 7 to 0. 19:55
  8. Board of Trustees orders 19:55
    • A motion was made to approve an order of the Board of Trustees. 20:22
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 20:45
  9. Bond order 20:33
    • A district staff member said the bond would be for $8 million, and financial advisors were projecting anywhere from 6.7 to potentially 7.5 depending on interest rates. 21:04
    • A motion was made to approve an order on a bond for the Bay City Independent School District. 21:45
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 22:08
  10. Closed session and personnel 22:01
    • A motion was made to approve employment of personnel as presented. 32:20
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 32:24
  11. Final agreement item 32:24
    • The board took up an agreement as the last item of business, and the meeting adjourned at 7:35. 32:24
    • The motion passed 6 to 0. 32:24

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