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2 • TAX_POLICYCARTHAGE ISD (Panola County)

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

Presented in: CARTHAGE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2023-05-15
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”
BG
Brenda Giles
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
EH
Elzie Hicks
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
TS
Truman Shirey
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DB
Dr Ben Donald
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
FW
Frank Willis
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MS
Mary Sherman
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
PB
Paul Beatty
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-05-15 session of CARTHAGE 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.