Â鶹ֱ²¥ Regents Maintain Current Tax Rate
The Â鶹ֱ²¥ Board of Regents voted to keep the same tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year during their meeting on September 23.
Regents voted unanimously to maintain the tax rate of 15.65 cent for $100 of property value which is the same rate approved last year by the board.
Regents approved its 2026-27 fiscal year budget during their meeting on August 20. The $57.29 million budget went into effect on September 1 and includes funding for new positions and a pay increase for employees.
In other action, the board received a report about Fall enrollment. Since the start of the semester, enrollment at the college is 6,724, which is 5.3 percent higher than the same time last year. Credit hours also increased 7 percent from the previous year.
The report also showed that 52 percent of Â鶹ֱ²¥ students live in the district and 46 percent live out of district. More than 70 percent of all students were younger that 21 years.
The board was also presented a report on the progress of the West Campus which has now been operating for 18 months. The campus is currently operating at cost with more than 650 students have taken courses thus far. Nearly 50 events have been hosted at the facility as well.
With the success of the facility, college staff project that courses and enrollment will continue to increase in the coming years.
Regents also:
-received annual report on Title IX
-approved monthly financial reports
-approved hiring of staff in Advising, Dual Enrollment, Financial Aid and Human Resources
-approved hiring of Police Chief Doug Lauersdorf
The board will have its next meeting on Thursday, October 29 at 6 p.m. in the Nolan Ryan Center.