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2 • TAX_POLICYUtopia Vanderpool Emergency SErvices DEistrict #1 (Uvalde County)

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

Presented in: Utopia Vanderpool Emergency SErvices DEistrict #1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2020-09-09
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
KH
Karen Heideman
Commissioner, Place 3
YES
JM
James Meyer
Commissioner, Place 4
YES
AB
Al Buckner
Commissioner, Place 5
YES
NP
Nick Pope
Commissioner, Place 1
YES
ZB
Zach Barfield
Commissioner, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-09-09 session of Utopia Vanderpool Emergency SErvices DEistrict #1 Board of Directors 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.