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Liberty Hill ISD auditor outlines VATRE revenue estimate of about $6.2 million; board hears staffing and pay implications
Summary
An outside auditor told trustees the district's required efficiency audit for a possible voter-approval tax rate election (VATRE) estimates roughly $6.2 million in additional revenue, which officials said would be used for teacher pay, instructional programs and extracurriculars; trustees pressed for peer comparisons and flagged fund-balance and turnover concerns.
An auditor from Moak Casey presented the Liberty Hill Independent School District's efficiency audit on Sept. 16 as the district prepares for a potential voter-approval tax rate election (VATRE). The audit, required under House Bill 3, projected the VATRE could generate about $6.2 million for the district.
"Your district anticipates generating around $6,200,000," the presenter said, and added the impact per taxpayer would be roughly $253 per year (about $21 a month) under the scenario described. The consultant said the district intends to use the additional revenues to support "teacher salary increases, additional…
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