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5 • FINANCEEllis County ESD No 9 (Ellis County)
Order Adopting Ad Valorem Property Tax Rate Exceeding the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate
Presented in: Ellis County ESD No 9 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-12-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 5.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
DW
Darren Wynn
Commissioner, Place 3
YES
PB
Paul Burns
Commissioner, Place 4
YES
MH
Mark Hamilton
Commissioner, Place 5
YES
ZZ
Zak Zett
Commissioner, Place 1
YES
GP
Greg Penny
Commissioner, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board public docket item 5 on 2025-12-17
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).