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2 • TAX_POLICYBURKEVILLE ISD (Newton County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: BURKEVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2020-05-18
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
BM
Brandon Mathews
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
RN
Roger Noble
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CS
Charles Summers
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
SL
Steven Lowe
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
GR
Geri Rowe
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
GH
Gary Hicks
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MJ
Michael Jones
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-05-18 session of BURKEVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.