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2 • TAX_POLICYROPES ISD (Hockley County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: ROPES ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2010-09-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
DH
Donnie Halpain
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
TM
Tysen Mortensen
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
BT
Blake Thrash
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DR
Donald Rhoads
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KK
Keila Ketchersid
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CP
Chad Partington
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CB
Chad Brooks
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2010-09-20 session of ROPES 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.