Editor’s note: Midland College releases Board of Trustee meeting minutes in the agenda packet for the following meeting. As a result, The Permian Press received the September 15 minutes in the Oct. 2o meeting agenda.  

What happened: Midland College trustees voted unanimously Sept. 15 to adopt the no-new-revenue property tax rate for 2026 and approved a $195,000 preconstruction agreement for the Applied Technology Complex.

Key points:

  • Property tax rate: Trustees voted to set Midland College’s property tax rate at about 9.8 cents for every $100 of a property’s taxable value. Trustees chose the “no-new-revenue” rate, which means the college will collect about the same in taxes from existing property owners as it did last year. Any extra money comes only from new homes and buildings added to the tax rolls. None of the tax goes to paying off debt because the college has no bonds to repay. Trustees voted 6-1 in August to propose the rate, with Trustee Adrian Carrasco opposing it. The final vote was unanimous.
  • Applied Technology Complex: Trustees approved a $195,000 agreement for preconstruction services funded by oil and gas revenue set aside for the project. Midland College has received $16.2 million in oil and gas revenue for the project and committed $3 million toward architectural fees, leaving $13.2 million available, as The Permian Press previously reported. The college revived the project after voters rejected its $450 million bond proposal in May 2025.
  • Childcare retention bonuses: Trustees approved $2,000 bonuses for four early childhood employees, funded by the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin.
  • Other business: Trustees approved a resolution honoring Judge Joe Shuster for his support of the Williams Regional Technical Training Center in Fort Stockton and Pecos County, along with employment agreements for five faculty members in welding, health science dual credit, biology, automotive technology and aviation maintenance.

What’s next: Trustees will consider a purchase agreement with Midland ISD for the Boneyard property at their Oct. 20 meeting.

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