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2 • TAX_POLICYPoetry Road Municipal Utility District of Rockwall County (Rockwall County)

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

Presented in: Poetry Road Municipal Utility District of Rockwall County Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2021-05-12
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”
RL
Raene Lockridge
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
NO
NP
Nicholas Paul Nix
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
KB
Kenneth Bartnik
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SJ
Shawnita Jo Burton
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
AJ
Aeryk Jones
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2021-05-12 session of Poetry Road Municipal Utility District of Rockwall County 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.