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5 • FINANCEPalo Pinto Co ESD 2 (Palo Pinto County)
Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate
Presented in: Palo Pinto Co ESD 2 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
JL
Jo Lynn O'Neil
Vice President (Place 2)
YES
PS
Paul Smith
Treasurer (Place 3)
YES
NM
Nathanel Molder
President (Place 1)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2026-05-20
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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).