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2 • TAX_POLICYMARATHON ISD (Brewster County)

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

Presented in: MARATHON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2015-05-18
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”
MA
Marina Aguilar
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
CC
Craig Carter
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
AL
Andrew Lewis
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
JB
Judy Briones
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
HW
Hayes West
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CM
Cheyenne Marta
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SA
Steven Aguilar
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-18 session of MARATHON 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.