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Jourdanton ISD trustees approve resolution adding "disaster pennies" to M&O rate
Summary
Trustees voted 4–0 (three absent) to incorporate "disaster pennies" under Texas Tax Code Chapter 26 into the district's maintenance and operations tax rate, a move recorded as a formal resolution during the Aug. 30 public hearing.
The Jourdanton Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 30 approved a resolution to incorporate so-called "disaster pennies" into the district's maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate under Texas Tax Code Chapter 26. The motion was made by Trustee Kendall Schorsch and seconded by Trustee Mike Castellano; the minutes record the motion as Passed with four yea votes and three trustees absent.
According to the minutes, the vote tally was recorded as: Mike Castellano — yea; Barbara Peeler — yea; Nicole Rakowitz — yea; Kendall Schorsch — yea; Vance Jupe — absent; Phillip Netardus — absent; Greg Vyvlecka — absent. The resolution is cited explicitly as invoking Texas Tax Code Chapter 26, the authority named in the board motion as presented to trustees by district staff.
The action was listed on the board's new business agenda and followed a staff presentation on the district's proposed 2025–26 budget and tax rate. The minutes do not record additional discussion, amendments, or a dollar amount tied specifically to the disaster-pennies authority. The record shows formal adoption; any implementation details or rate calculations tied to the disaster pennies were not specified in the minutes.
