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5 • TAX_POLICYMountain Peak Special Utility District (Ellis County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Mountain Peak Special Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-10-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
DM
Donna Mullins
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JF
John Foster
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SW
Steve Whitworth
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SM
Steve Massey
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
HH
HUD HARTSON
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
DK
Dale Knott
President
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2026-10-14
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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.