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2 • TAX_POLICYDESOTO ISD (Dallas County)

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

Presented in: DESOTO ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2017-09-18
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
CM
Chasiti Mckissic
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RA
Reverend Abe Cooper, Jr
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TM
Traci Mcnairy
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CW
Cynthia Watson-Banks
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-18 session of DESOTO 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.