Mesquite ISD board swears in trustees, appoints Suzanne Hawk and approves balanced tax budget

The Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees administered oaths of office to trustees and completed organizational matters at its June 8 meeting, and the board approved a balanced tax budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year and a budget amendment to close out the current year.

Dr. Angel Rivera announced that certificates of election were issued and that Cassandra Morris, Dr. Susan Williams, Greg Everett and Robert Seward were sworn in for places three, four, five and six, respectively. The board then organized officers for the term: "Mr. Seward became president, Mr. Everett became vice president and Mr. Kevin Carbo became board secretaries," Rivera said; the update did not provide vote tallies for the officer selections.

The board unanimously appointed Suzanne Hawk to the vacant Place 2 seat and sworn her in, according to the meeting update; the transcript states the appointment was unanimous but does not list a mover, seconder, or roll-call tally. The board also held a public hearing on the proposed school budget, after which it approved a balanced tax budget for 2026-27 and adopted a budget amendment to close out the fiscal year. The public summary did not include the tax rate, dollar amounts, or line-item changes.

The board's announcements in the update focused on procedure and introduction of new members; the district did not publish vote tallies, contract amounts, or detailed budget documents in the spoken summary provided.