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2 • TAX_POLICYSWEET HOME ISD (Lavaca County)

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

Presented in: SWEET HOME ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2016-05-16
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
JP
Jeff Points
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
NO
JT
Johnny Turk
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
NW
Nathan Wenske
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
RP
Ray Peagler
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RB
Robin Boswell
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
AP
Amy Picah
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JK
Jessica Kusak
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-05-16 session of SWEET HOME 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.