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Seguin ISD board calls Nov. 5 VATRE to seek two additional "golden pennies"
Summary
The Seguin ISD Board unanimously approved an order Aug. 14, 2024 to hold a voter-approval tax ratification election on Nov. 5, 2024 to seek two additional "golden pennies," raising the district's potential total to eight pennies allowed by TEA.
On Aug. 14, 2024, the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees approved an order calling a voter-approval tax ratification election (VATRE) for Nov. 5, 2024 to seek two additional "golden pennies." Trustee Carl Jenkins moved the order and Trustee Linda Duncan seconded; the motion passed unanimously (Ayes: Amador, Crettenden, Duncan, Guerra, Jenkins and Mueller; Nays: None).
The minutes state the district currently holds six of the eight golden pennies allowed by the Texas Education Agency and that securing the two additional pennies would help alleviate the adopted 2024–25 budget deficit and support staff salaries in future years. The document also records that if the VATRE does not pass, the tax rate would revert to $1.0828.
The board did not record further public comment on the VATRE at the meeting; the order establishes the Nov. 5, 2024 election date and delegates election administration to the Guadalupe County Elections Office per the district's contract.
