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2 • TAX_POLICYREFUGIO ISD (Refugio County)

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

Presented in: REFUGIO 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 (5 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
EL
Eugene Lewis
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
NO
RM
Robert Montalvo
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
NO
JW
Justin Walker
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
AR
Andy Rocha
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KW
Kelley Walker
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TP
Thomas Price
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
EG
Ethel Garza
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 REFUGIO 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.