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2 • TAX_POLICYTown of Smyer (Hockley County)

Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption

Presented in: Town of Smyer City Council Regular Meeting on 2008-09-02

Meeting Agenda PDF Official Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”

GP

Mayor

YES

VQ

Veronica Quintanilla

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

JR

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

JS

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

DM

Dennis Moore Jr.

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

DM

Dennis Moore Sr.

Councilmember, Place 5

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-02 session of Town of Smyer City Council 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.