The higher maintenance and operations, or M&O, rate would raise approximately $26.24 million more in revenue than the previous rate, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.
The tax rate election, or
Proposition A, would:
- Provide retroactive cost-of-living salary increases
- Avoid elementary class-size increases
- Rebuild the fund balance to the recommended minimum level of $65 million
- Fund state mandates that are not state-funded
What else?Unofficial early voting results showed that 19,253 ballots were cast countywide, compared to 189,688 registered Hays County voters.
Polls closed at 7 p.m.; voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
What’s next?