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5 • TAX_POLICYUpper Elm-Red Soil and Water Conservation District #524 (Cooke County)

Order Adopting No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate & Capping Ad Valorem Levy

Presented in: Upper Elm-Red Soil and Water Conservation District #524 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2024-08-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
DM
Donnie Martinek
Director (Zone 1)
YES
JB
James Brite
Director (Zone 2)
YES
LL
Lanny Lewter
Director (Zone 3)
YES
CB
Curt Bayer
Director (Zone 4)
YES
SC
Scott Carpenter
Director (Zone 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2024-08-14

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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.