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5 • TAX_POLICYBurnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)

Order Adopting No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate & Capping Ad Valorem Levy

Presented in: Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2024-05-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
JM
John Manton
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SR
Sarah Ray
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
PK
Paul Kowalik
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BB
Brad Beneski
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
TS
Tommy Skinner
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2024-05-08

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.4/10). 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.