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Sudan ISD board approves 2025–26 tax-rate resolution; transcript shows inconsistent rate figures
Summary
Trustees voted 7-0 to approve a tax-rate resolution for 2025–26 after Superintendent Scott Harrell recommended a small reduction to the M&O rate and no change to I&S; the meeting transcript contains inconsistent numeric figures for the final total.
The Sudan Independent School District board approved a resolution setting the district's 2025–26 property tax rates at a special meeting on Aug. 28, 2025. Superintendent Scott Harrell presented the proposed rates and recommended reducing the Maintenance & Operation (M&O) rate by a small amount and leaving the Interest & Sinking (I&S) rate unchanged. Ryan Netherland moved to approve the recommendation and Joe Ky Shultz seconded; the minutes record the vote as 7-0 in favor.
The transcript lists the rates as follows in the board record: "Maintenance & Operation rate 0.68220 /$100 - Scott Harrell recommended reducing the property tax by $ 0.0056 cents and adopting a tax rate of $ 0.90170. Interest & Sinking rate .11030/$100 – Scott Harrell recommended no change to this tax over last year. Total Tax Rate $0.79250/$100." The three figures are recorded in the minutes as written, but they are mathematically inconsistent (M&O 0.68220 + I&S 0.11030 yields 0.79250, not 0.90170). The transcript does not reconcile that discrepancy; the article therefore reports the figures exactly as recorded and flags the inconsistency for readers and for the district's official record.
The resolution to set the rates was approved by voice vote recorded as "Motion carried 7-0." The minutes do not provide further detail about which taxpayers or categories would be affected beyond the districtwide rates listed.
