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Consultants present efficiency audit as Taylor ISD proposes small M&O tax increase

Taylor ISD Board of Trustees · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Consultants told the board an efficiency audit required by state guidance accompanies a proposed M&O tax-rate increase from 0.7072 to 0.7389, projected to raise about $650,000 for salaries and student programs; the report compared Taylor ISD to peer districts on revenue, expenditures and staffing.

Taylor ISD trustees received an efficiency audit presentation explaining the fiscal context behind a proposed increase in the districts maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate.

Justin Barlow of the audit firm said the district proposes raising the M&O rate by 0.0317 (from 0.7072 to 0.7389), which the team estimated would generate roughly $650,000 in additional annual M&O revenue directed to salaries and student programs. He told trustees the…

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