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5 • TAX_POLICYWest Jefferson County Municipal Water District (Jefferson County)

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

Presented in: West Jefferson County Municipal Water District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-07-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
CB
Cody Bonvillion
Director, Place 3
YES
BH
Byron Hlavinka
Director, Place 4
YES
RL
Rufus Lavergne
Director, Place 5
YES
RL
Randy Lyday
Director, Place 1
YES
JB
Jim Broussard
Director, Place 2
YES
DS
David Smith
Board President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-07-09

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.