6 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon Tax Abatement Policy and Guidelines.

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2018-08-21 on 2018-08-21

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“or act upon Tax Abatement Policy and Guidelines. Janet Groth made a motion to approve the Tax Abatement Policy and Guidelines with 2 changes: 1) Increase the tax abatement application fee from $1,000 to $5,000; 2) Remove XII (b) Any property that is owned or leased by a member of the Board of Directors of the District is ineligible from receiving tax abatement from the District; provided, however, that property subject to an agreement in effect before the person becomes a member of the Board of Directors is not ineligible for tax abatement. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously. Vote: 10 For”

M. R. Gonzalez

Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)

ABSENT

Wayne Tinkler

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

Jeff Sims

Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)

YES

Vanessa Cardwell

Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon Tax Abatement Policy and Guidelines. Janet Groth made a motion to approve the Tax Abatement Policy and Guidelines with 2 changes: 1) Increase the tax abatement application fee from $1,000 to $5,000; 2) Remove XII (b) Any property that is owned or leased by a member of the Board of Directors of the District is ineligible from receiving tax abatement from the District; provided, however, that property subject to an agreement in effect before the person becomes a member of the Board of Directors is not ineligible for tax abatement. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously. Vote: 10 For. -0- Oppose. 1 Absent.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).