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Humble ISD board approves personnel motions, consent agenda and 2025 tax rate; termination of employee proposed
Summary
At its regular meeting the Humble ISD Board approved personnel recommendations, a proposed termination, a consent agenda of multiple items and adopted the 2025 tax rate. All motions recorded on the agenda passed by recorded tallies.
The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees approved several formal actions at its regular meeting, including personnel recommendations, a proposed termination, the consent agenda and a tax rate ordinance.
Personnel and termination: The board approved the administration’s personnel recommendations (motion by Trustee Silva) with an addendum; the motion carried on a 7-0 vote. The board also approved the superintendent’s recommendation to propose termination of the term contract of Creighton Wells for good cause and authorized the superintendent to take required notices and actions; that motion carried 7-0.
Consent agenda and policy revisions: Trustees approved the full consent agenda (items 5a through 5s) by a 7-0 vote. The board also approved a package of policy revisions (TASB Update 124 and administrative recommendations) and later separately adopted revisions to board policy EFB local; both policy votes were moved from the dais and adopted unanimously.
Tax rate adoption: The board adopted an ordinance setting the district’s 2025 tax rate at $1.1052 per $100 of taxable value. The adopted rate breaks down to $0.7552 for maintenance and operations and $0.3500 for debt service. Trustees voted to adopt the tax rate by a 7-0 vote.
Votes at a glance (motions, movers and outcomes): - Approve administration personnel recommendations as presented (mover: Trustee Silva). Outcome: approved, vote 7-0. - Approve superintendent’s recommendation to propose termination of the term contract of Creighton Wells and authorize required actions (mover: Trustee Silva). Outcome: approved, vote 7-0. - Approve consent agenda items 5a–5s (mover: Trustee Silva). Outcome: approved, vote 7-0. - Approve and adopt board policy revisions (TASB Update 124) and adopt revisions to EFB local (mover: Trustee Silva). Outcome: approved, vote 7-0. - Adopt ordinance to set 2025 tax rate at $1.1052 per $100 (mover: Trustee Silva). Outcome: approved, vote 7-0.
Formal tallies were recorded by the board clerk for each motion; recorded results were unanimous (7 in favor, 0 opposed) for the actions listed above. The board also noted that the consent agenda and policy revisions were being streamlined so the full docket can focus more time on discussion items tied to student success.
Administration said approved personnel changes and the tax-rate ordinance will be implemented according to statutory timelines and the district’s normal administrative procedures.
