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5 • TAX_POLICYEllis County Emergency Services District #1 (Ellis County)

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

Presented in: Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-03-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
MK
Mohammed Khalaf
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MB
Marcus Brown
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JM
Jim Morrision
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
WS
Walter Samples
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BR
Brandon Rogers
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
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: 9.3/10). 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.