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2 • TAX_POLICYBurnet County (Burnet County)

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

Presented in: Burnet County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2019-09-10
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
LR
Leslie Ray
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
GA
Garry Adams
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SD
Scott Davis
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
M"
Millicent "Missy" Bindseil
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RN
Roxanne Nelson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LW
Lisa Whitehead
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JM
Jane Marie Hurst
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
FM
Frank M. Reilly
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
KC
Karrie Crownover
County Treasurer
YES
BW
Bryan Wilson
County Judge
YES
DB
Damon Beierle
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JD
Joe Don Dockery
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
VS
Vicinta Stafford
County Clerk
YES
CW
Casie Walker
District Clerk
YES
JL
Jim Luther, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CC
Chad Collier
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CB
Calvin Boyd
County Sheriff
YES
DF
DeAnne Fisher
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
E"
YES
PT
Perry Thomas
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-09-10 session of Burnet County Commissioners Court Regular Session.

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.