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2 • TAX_POLICYRAINS ISD (Rains County)

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

Presented in: RAINS ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2009-09-21
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”
SC
Savanna Christian
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BP
Brandon Pitre
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
DM
Dr Maggie Salem
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
PA
Philip Alexander
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BP
Brennan Potts
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
HS
Heath Sisk
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RB
Robert Burns, Ii
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2009-09-21 session of RAINS 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.