LIBERTY ISD hears budget workshop; approves 2026–27 compensation plan

The Liberty ISD Board of Trustees reviewed the district’s preliminary 2026–27 budget in a workshop presented by CFO Tim Brittain and later approved the district’s compensation plan for 2026–27.

"Tim Brittain presented Budget Workshop four to the Board, reviewing the 2026-2027 preliminary budget, including certified property values, revenue projections, and tax rate estimates," the record states. Brittain told trustees that staff is projecting revenues and outlining preliminary expenditures and property insurance recommendations; he also described a proposed 3% general pay increase for eligible employees.

During the action portion of the meeting trustees voted to approve the compensation plan. "Motion was made to approve Liberty ISD's Compensation Plan for 2026-2027," a motion recorded in the minutes shows; Bruce George moved and Lloyd Griffith seconded, and the vote was recorded as 5 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent.

Why it matters: the budget workshop framed revenue and expenditure expectations ahead of final tax-rate and formal budget decisions. The transcript presents the proposed 3% general pay increase as part of the workshop discussion; it does not explicitly state in the public record whether the approved compensation plan incorporates that specific 3% proposal, so the relationship between the workshop proposal and the approved plan is not determinable from the meeting minutes alone.

Next steps: administration will present final tax-rate information and additional budget recommendations at a future meeting; the record does not show final tax-rate adoption at this meeting.