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2 • TAX_POLICYBENJAMIN ISD (Knox County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: BENJAMIN ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2012-05-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
BG
Ben Grill
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TW
Tyler Weatherford
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
MB
Michelle Barrientez
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JS
Jacob Siemens
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JD
Jason Doran
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JC
Jake Cowan
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2012-05-21 session of BENJAMIN 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.