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2 • TAX_POLICYSmiley Road Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Denton County)

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

Presented in: Smiley Road Water Control and Improvement District #1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2023-05-10
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
MM
Michelle Meeks
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
NO
JD
James Douglas
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SJ
Shane Jordan
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MC
Michael Cummings
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
HW
Hal Watson
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2023-05-10 session of Smiley Road Water Control and Improvement District #1 Board of Directors 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.