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5 • TAX_POLICYVan Zandt County ESD#4 (Van Zandt County)

Order Authorizing Early Debt Service Defeasance & Retiring Principal to Save Taxpayer Interest

Presented in: Van Zandt County ESD#4 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-03-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
RT
Robert Tisdale
Commissioner, Place 3
YES
JH
Jerry Hill
Commissioner, Place 4
YES
SD
Scott Davenport
Commissioner, Place 5
YES
RT
Ray Thomason
Commissioner, Place 1
YES
TB
Teresa Byrd
Commissioner, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-03-12

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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.