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Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Ellis County Emergency Services District No. 5 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-10-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
MH
Mark Hope
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LH
Larry Hutson
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DD
Dallas Dial
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SS
Steve Salmon
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
AL
Alfred Lemon
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board public docket item 5 on 2025-10-15
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.