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2 • TAX_POLICYPALMER ISD (Ellis County)

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

Presented in: PALMER 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”
RL
Randy Leach
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
SM
Stuart Maddox
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JR
Jeremy Robinson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DM
Daniel Mcdonald
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KC
Kelley Cruzan
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JG
Jeffrey Greenlee
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
GB
Gary Barnes
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 PALMER 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.