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2 • TAX_POLICYUpshur County (Upshur County)

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

Presented in: Upshur County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2018-09-11
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
BV
Brandy Vick
County Treasurer
YES
WM
Wyone Manes
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LP
Lyle Potter
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RW
Rhonda Welch
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
AB
Anthony Betterton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TB
Tim Barnett
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JW
Jason Weeks
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JC
James Casey
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DT
David Thompson
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TT
Todd Tefteller
County Judge
YES
DN
Dustin Nicholson
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JM
Jay Miller
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TR
Terri Ross
County Clerk
YES
MC
Melissa Chevalier
District Clerk
YES
GD
Gene Dolle
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MA
Michael Ashley
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LW
Larry Webb
County Sheriff
YES
LH
Luana Howell
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
BW
Barry Wallace
County Attorney
YES
BW
Barry Wallace
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2018-09-11 session of Upshur County Commissioners Court Regular Session.

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.