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2 • TAX_POLICYTown of Combes (Cameron County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Town of Combes City Council Regular Meeting on 2009-09-01
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
SG
Silvestre Garcia
Mayor
NO
OH
Olga H. Montes
Councilmember, Place 1
NO
MD
Mary David
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JJ
Jose J. Herrera
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
AF
Ann Forbes
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
CC
Carlos Cordova
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2009-09-01 session of Town of Combes 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.