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2 • TAX_POLICYHARPER ISD (Gillespie County)

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

Presented in: HARPER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2019-05-20
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
WB
William Bacon
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
NO
PB
Paige Berger
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
NO
QB
Quentin Bierschwale
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
EW
Erin Worrell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MK
Mary Krebs
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
VG
Victor Garrett
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
PA
Paul Anderson
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-05-20 session of HARPER 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.