Sharyland ISD board approves tax rate, multiple contracts, personnel actions and purchases in evening meeting

Sharyland Independent School District trustees voted on a series of routine and business items during the meeting, approving the district’s tax rate for 2025, multiple contract renewals, personnel actions and several purchases.

The board adopted a property tax rate of 0.9575 for tax year 2025. Board member Hector Rivera moved to approve the tax rate; the motion passed by voice vote with the board recording the outcome as 6-0 in favor. Administration noted that the district’s no-new-revenue tax rate calculation is 0.860423 and that homestead-exemption changes were a factor in the rate-comparison worksheet.

The board also approved a resolution formally designating the district officer responsible for calculating the no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates; the motion to designate Jaime (CFO) was moved by Andrew Riddle and seconded by Hector Rivera and passed 6-0. Trustees approved an order authorizing the defeasance and partial redemption of a portion of the district’s outstanding unlimited tax bonds; that resolution was moved and seconded and passed 6-0.

On personnel and executive-session actions, the board voted to approve the administration’s…