August 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Special Meeting

I. Call to Order  

II. Roll Call and Recording of Board Members Present
[  ] Mrs. Maria E. Anzualda  [  ] Mr. Jordan Garcia
[  ] Mr. Roel Garza   [  ] Mr. Adrian Reyes, Jr. [  ] Mr. Raul Rivera
[  ] Mrs. Nora De La Paz-Ruiz [  ] Mr. Israel Villarreal, Jr.

III. Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance/Texas Pledge

IV. Action Items:

IV.A. Consideration and possible action to approve the certified roll for tax year 2019 for Brooks County I.S.D.

IV.B. Consideration and possible action to approve the 2019-2020 General Fund, Food Service and Debt Service fund budgets.

IV.C. Consideration and possible action to accept the effective tax rate and rollback tax rate for tax year 2019 for the Brooks County Independent School District.

IV.D. Consideration and possible action to approve the Ordinance to set the 2019 Tax Rate.

IV.E. Consideration and possible action on General Budget Amendments.

IV.F. Consideration and possible action to authorize Superintendent to submit an application for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Program for Falfurrias High School.

IV.G. Consideration and possible action on the 2-year PCAT inter-local addendum for the participation as PCAT member for the 2019-2020 through the 2020-2021 participation period.

IV.H. Consideration and possible action to authorize Administration to request competitive sealed
proposals for the student parking lot, teacher parking lot and cafeteria loading and unloading area at Falfurrias High School.

IV.I. Discussion and possible action to terminate the “Agreement for Financial Advisory Services” (“Agreement”) with Estrada, Hinojosa, & Company, Inc. and to authorize the Superintendent to send, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a thirty (30) day termination notice letter to Estrada, Hinojosa, & Company, Inc. to be effective thirty (30) days from the date the Board of Trustees takes action to terminate said Agreement, and any matters incident thereto.

IV.J. Discussion and possible action to engage Tijerina Galvan Lawrence LLC as Brooks County Independent School District’s Financial Advisor and approval of a contract engaging their financial advising services, with the ability to terminate the contract with or without cause upon thirty (30) days written notice, and any matters incident thereto.

IV.K. Consideration and possible action on agreement for TRANE Water Treatment Program.

V. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The Board will convene in Closed Session as Authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551

V.A. 551.074 Personnel:

V.A.1. Discussion of Personnel Employment, Assignments, Reassignments, Resignations and Retirements

V.A.2. Other Personnel Employment Matters

VI. OPEN SESSION:

VI.A. Personnel

VI.A.1. Action Personnel Employment, Assignments, Reassignments, Resignations and Retirements

VI.A.2. Action regarding other personnel employment matters

VII. Adjournment