Mission Statement
Red Oak Independent School District is committed to sound financial management through integrity, prudent stewardship, planning, accountability, full disclosure, and open communication. The purpose of the Business Services Department is to enable the District to achieve and maintain a stable, long-term financial condition, to provide guidelines for the day-to-day planning and operations of the District's financial affairs, and to communicate the District's financial practices with stakeholders.
Financial Information and Transparency
Texas Tax Code section 26.05(b)(2) requires the District to post the following statement for the 2021 tax rate:
RED OAK ISD ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 2.87% AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $26.80.
Note: The Red Oak ISD School Board did NOT increase the maintenance and operations tax rate. The School Board voted to lower the maintenance and operation tax rate from $0.9939 per $100 of property valuation for the 2020-2021 school year to $0.9603 per $100 of property valuation for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. This language regarding the maintenance and operations tax rate is a result of legislation passed in the 86th Legislative Session regarding the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019. More tax revenue will be realized due to an increase in the overall property values as appraised by the Ellis County Appraisal District from last year to this year.
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