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Votes at a glance: Mercedes ISD board passes bond parameters, instructional purchases and multiple authorizations
Summary
At its meeting the Mercedes ISD Board approved a parameters order for bond refunding, authorized RFPs for SHARS billing and gate installations, approved Region 1 early childhood partnership membership, confirmed instructional-material purchases, the 2025-26 calendar, and other items; one bond motion failed to gain unanimous support (6-1).
The Mercedes Independent School District Board of Trustees took multiple formal actions during its meeting. The list below summarizes each item, how the board voted and next steps. Each motion and tally reflects the official roll-call language recorded at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
1) Parameters order authorizing issuance, sale and delivery of unlimited-tax refunding bonds (A.1) - Motion: Authorize superintendent and advisers to pursue refunding within parameters, authorize a pricing officer to approve terms. - Moved: Trustee Hernandez; Second: Trustee Rodriguez. - Vote: Approved 6-1 (one trustee identified in the record as Mister Hall voted no). - Next step: Staff and advisers to monitor market and return with transaction details if executed.
2) Authorize administration to solicit RFP for SHARS billing services, and notice to current vendor (A.2) - Motion: Authorize superintendent to solicit RFPs for SHARS billing services and, if appropriate, notify current vendor per contract terms. - Moved: Trustee Rodriguez; Second: Trustee Hernandez. - Vote: Unanimous. -…
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