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2 • TAX_POLICYSPEARMAN ISD (Hansford County)

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

Presented in: SPEARMAN ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2008-05-19
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
DM
Dustin Mackie
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
AP
Abby Pipkin
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JT
Jay Tracy
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DM
Dr Mark Garnett
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SB
Stephen Batton
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SS
Scott Sonnenberg
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
KF
Karla Flowers
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-05-19 session of SPEARMAN 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.