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2 • TAX_POLICYWHARTON ISD (Wharton County)

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

Presented in: WHARTON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2015-09-21
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”
SS
Sherrell Speer
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
DT
Doris Teague
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
AW
Ann Witt
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DG
Dr Garland Novosad
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MW
Marie Ward
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
LM
Lisa Morton Perez
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CE
Curtis Evans
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-09-21 session of WHARTON 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.