The Flatonia Independent School District Board of Trustees convened a public hearing on the district's proposed tax rate and budget for the 2026–27 school year when the chair called the meeting to order at 05:31. "This is the public hearing for the 03/2627 tax rate and, and budget for your board of trustees, Latonia ISD," the chair said when opening the session.
The chair said the board had a quorum and that the meeting was being held in accordance with open-meeting requirements. "We have our quorum, and we are conducting this meeting in compliance with the open meeting," the chair stated. The transcript supplied consists primarily of these procedural remarks and an invitation for public questions; no motions, vote tallies, budget figures or formal decisions appear in the provided segment of the record. The chair instructed members of the public on how to participate, including telling attendees to "take a number."