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2 • TAX_POLICYELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: ELKHART ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2020-05-18
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”
SB
Shane Britton
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
NO
SP
Steven Prater
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
NO
TT
Tracy Tidrow
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
JE
Joe Estes
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SH
Stephen Ham
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JC
Justin Cunningham
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AB
Andrew Bell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-05-18 session of ELKHART 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.