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📍 Drive to LIVINGSTON ISD Office   📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming LIVINGSTON ISD agenda. There are 3 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7)
Undisclosed Pay Resolution on Agenda
📅 Scheduled Action
The board is scheduled to vote on a ‘Resolution for pay’ under Item 9.C, but has provided no public details about who will be paid, how much, or from what funds. This lack of transparency prevents taxpayers from scrutinizing a financial decision before it is made.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Livingston ISD Board before the meeting. Ask: ‘What are the specific financial commitments in Item 9.C, the ‘Resolution for pay’? This item must be postponed until the full text of the resolution and its fiscal impact are published for public review.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Taxpayer Cost
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Board May Weaken Its Own Hiring Oversight
📅 Scheduled Action
Under Item 13.B, the board will consider extending the Superintendent’s authority to hire staff. This action could reduce the elected board’s direct oversight of personnel decisions and the associated salary costs, concentrating power with an unelected administrator.
Response

QUESTION THE SCOPE: Contact the Livingston ISD Board. Ask: ‘Regarding Item 13.B, what are the proposed limits and duration of the Superintendent’s extended hiring authority? The board must retain final oversight on behalf of taxpayers.’

💰 Impact: Reduced Board Oversight
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
Blank Check for Budget Amendments
📅 Scheduled Action
The board plans to vote on unspecified amendments to the 2025-26 budget. Without the proposed changes being made public, taxpayers have no way to know what programs are being cut or what new spending is being approved mid-year.
Response

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Livingston ISD Board. Ask: ‘Please publish the proposed budget amendments for Item 9.D online before the meeting so taxpayers can see how their money is being reallocated.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Spending
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