June 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

1.A. Welcome Invocation - Matt Gross Vice President

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance - Vidal Jones President

2. PUBLIC HEARING

2.A. Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate to be held on June 16, 2025, at 6:00 PM.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district's budget, which will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. 
Public participation in the discussion is invited.

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS

3.A. The public is invited to sign up and speak on matters of concern. The Board welcomes comments during the Public Comments portion of the meeting. However, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Board Members cannot discuss or vote on issues not posted on the agenda. In accordance with board policy (BED Local), comments are limited to five (5) minutes per speaker. Sign in with the recording secretary.

4. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items under this subheading can be adopted with one motion unless a trustee for discussion removes the item from the Consent Agenda

4.A. Consider approval of May 14, 2025 and May 19, 2025 meeting minutes.

5. REPORT ITEMS

5.A. Superintendent's Report

5.B. Financial Report

6. DISCUSSION AND/OR POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS

6.A. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, review Board of Trustees standard operating procedures and 25-26 board meeting dates.

6.B. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, to approve signature authority for Board Vice President Matt Gross and remove signature authority for Trustee Carole Williams and Trustee Regina Kiser on all financial accounts of Kemp ISD held at the Harmony Bank of Kemp.

6.C. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, to approve June budget amendments.

6.D. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, to approve a Designated Officer or Employee to calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate, the voter-approved tax rate and the other truth-in-taxation requirements - Policy CCG (LEGAL) LOCAL REVENUE SOURCES AD VALOREM TAXES.

6.E. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, to adopt the Proposed District's Budget for the 2025-2026 School Year.

6.F. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, on an order directing the defeasance or redemption of certain outstanding debt of the District; appointing an authorized officer and delegating to the authorized officer the authority to make all determinations required to effectuate such defeasance or redemption; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject for 2025-2026.

6.G. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, approve 24-25 Defeasance Payments.

7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board of Trustees will conduct an Executive Session pursuant to the following provisions of Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et.seq.

7.A. Deliberate, consider, and take action, if any, to approve new hire(s).

8. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

9. ADJOURNMENT