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2 • TAX_POLICYTATUM ISD (Rusk County)

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

Presented in: TATUM ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2020-09-21
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”
MC
Matt Crawford
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
ES
Erika Smith
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CS
Curt Smith
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
EA
Everigester Adams, Jr
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DW
Dennis Williams
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SS
Stephen Skinner
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
KA
Kip Amick
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-09-21 session of TATUM 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.