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6 • TAX_POLICYHartley County (Hartley County)

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

Presented in: Hartley County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-11-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 8.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (13 - 0)
“Motion to approve county tax assessor-collector monthly collections and exemption audits”
DP
Dinkie Parman
County Treasurer
YES
BM
Beth Moore
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CG
Camilla Green
County Judge
YES
DS
David Spinhirne
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
R"
Robert "Butch" Owens
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MM
Melissa Mead
County Clerk
YES
MM
Melissa Mead
District Clerk
YES
KG
Kent Gordon
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CH
Chad Hicks
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CF
Chanze Fowler
County Sheriff
YES
CF
Chanze Fowler
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
OE
Olivia Elliott
County Attorney
YES
EL
Erin Lands
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2025-11-11

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.5/10). 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.