YDHLGE Logo
YDHLGEYou Don't Hate Local Government Enough
Back to Docket Search
2 • TAX_POLICYTown of Kurten (Brazos County)

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

Presented in: Town of Kurten City Council Regular Meeting on 2015-09-01
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial 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”
CC
YES
MH
Mary Harrison
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
CB
Caitlin Baumgarten
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
ME
Melanie Estes
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
KL
Keli Long
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
MS
Mel Sargeant
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-09-01 session of Town of Kurten 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.