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Red Oak Independent School District board meeting, Aug 24, 2026

38 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Red Oak ISD board adopts 1.0492 tax rate and approves bond redemption resolution 15:11

  • A district staff member presented a series of finance items, including bond redemption, the debt service tax rate and recapture payments to the state. 12:18
  • The board adopted a 2026 tax rate of 1.0492, which the staff member said was a 1.33% reduction from the prior year rate of 1.0633. 21:54
  • The staff member said rising property values put the district in recapture, with about $2.5 million owed to the state, and the board delegated authority to the superintendent to purchase attendance credit. 31:34
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, invocation and pledge 8:07
    • The presiding officer called the meeting to order at 7 PM and said a quorum was present. 8:07
    • John Anderson gave the invocation, and Brian Sebring led the pledge. ~8:39
  2. Superintendent report 9:56
    • A staff member announced Meet the Teacher events on August 25th and August 27th and said the district will be closed on Monday, September the 7th for Labor Day. 9:59
    • The staff member said the next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21st at 7 PM. 9:59
    • The staff member said the district received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2025. 10:53
  3. Consent agenda 11:13
    • No items were pulled from the consent agenda, and a motion was made to accept it as presented. 11:13
    • The motion passed 5 to nothing. 11:46
  4. Bond redemption resolution 11:46
    • A staff member said the district refinanced some 2017 bonds in July but had roughly $39 million still outstanding, and the redemption amount would not be known until probably February. 12:48
    • Sean Kelly asked about the 2017, 2019 and 2019A bonds, and the staff member said the resolution gives the district authority to redeem the 2019 bonds when they become callable. 13:57
    • Brian Sebring moved to approve the resolution directing the refunding or redemption of certain outstanding unlimited tax bonds. 15:11
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 15:53
  5. Debt service tax rate 16:02
    • A staff member said the interest and sinking rate has been 0.3481 for the last 4 years and would stay the same, and the additional rate is needed to redeem the 2017 bonds. 16:02
    • The staff member estimated about $4 million of interest earnings on the bonds redeemed early. 17:57
    • Sean Kelly moved to adopt the rate of 0.3481, which exceeds the rate determined under state law of 0.3263 by 0.0218. 18:20
    • The presiding officer announced the motion passed, and the staff member thanked the board for all 5 voting yes. 19:09
  6. Adoption of 2026 tax rate 19:23
    • A staff member recommended a tax rate of 1.0492, made up of 0.7011 for maintenance and operation and 0.3481 for interest and sinking. 19:47
    • The staff member said required language states the rate will effectively be raised by 13.58% and raise taxes on a $100,000 home by approximately $95.20, which the staff member said is not necessarily the case. 21:54
    • Brian Sebring moved to adopt the resolution setting the rate of 1.0492. 24:40
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 25:29
  7. Budget amendment 25:38
    • A staff member said about $11 million was moving from state aid to the tax levy line item and debt service revenue was increasing by about $9.3 million. 26:00
    • The staff member said the district may have to take a short-term loan in the fall to cover payroll and other expenses and would return in September with information. 28:15
    • Brian Sebring moved to approve the amended 2026⁠-⁠2027 fiscal year budget and appendix. 29:22
    • The motion passed 5 to 0. 29:36
  8. Fund balance for residential placement 30:01
    • A staff member said about $180,000 was identified to cover any special education residential placement costs and would return to unassigned fund balance at the end of the year if not needed. 30:01
    • Brian Sebring moved to approve the transfer of funds from undesignated to assigned fund balance. 31:03
    • The motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 31:29
  9. Recapture and attendance credit 31:34
    • A staff member said the state estimated in July the district would owe $119,000, but the staff member's calculation changes that to $2.5 million, and the district recommended Option 3, purchasing attendance credit. 31:34
    • John Anderson raised the data centers, and the staff member said much of the property value increase came from commercial inventory, which could fluctuate. 35:36
    • The motion to delegate contractual authority to the superintendent passed 5⁠-⁠0. 37:24
  10. Information items and closed session 37:34
    • No one discussed the information items, and the board went into closed session at 7:30 PM. 37:34

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