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Rockport-Fulton board reviews efficiency audit as district readies TRE and approves attendance-credit purchase
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting, the Rockport-Fulton ISD board heard a state-required efficiency audit ahead of a potential voter-approved tax ratification election (TRE), approved the purchase of attendance credits to cover Chapter 49 recapture obligations (staff estimated roughly $6 million for 2025–26), and later approved an election contract to hold a November TRE vote (6–1).
Rockport-Fulton Independent School District trustees on Sept. 16 heard an efficiency audit presentation required before the district may seek additional tax revenue through a voter-approved tax ratification election (TRE) and took several budget-related votes, including approving a contract to hold the election and authorizing purchase of attendance credits to cover state recapture.
Amber Lecine of Moak Casey, the firm the district hired to complete the audit, told trustees the audit is intended to provide voters objective, public data about the district’s fiscal management before a TRE. "The district expects to generate about 1000000 dollars from this TRE in the first year," she said, describing the district’s plan to seek two “golden pennies” of the tier‑2 tax rate to raise funds targeted for salary improvements not fully covered…
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