YDHLGE Logo
YDHLGEYou Don't Hate Local Government Enough
Back to Docket Search
2 • TAX_POLICYFORNEY ISD (Kaufman County)

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

Presented in: FORNEY ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2018-09-17
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
DM
Dr Michael Idemudia
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
NO
SR
Scott Regan
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
GP
Greg Pharris
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CJ
Chad Johnson
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
HB
Hanna Bateman
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BD
Becky Dobbs
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2018-09-17 session of FORNEY 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.