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Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest
Presented in: Van Zandt County Emergency Services District Number 3 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-12-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
BC
Brian Cummins
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
HM
Heath Morris
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SO
Scott Opitz
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SB
Sue Baugh
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
DM
Dustin McClendon
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Directors public docket item 5 on 2025-12-17
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.