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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Port Lavaca (Calhoun County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Port Lavaca City Council Regular Meeting on 2019-09-03
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”
LD
Luis De La Garza
Mayor
YES
DA
Daniel Aguirre
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TD
Tim Dent
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
ME
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Rigby
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
RG
Rosie G. Padron
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RB
Rose Bland-Stewart
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-09-03 session of City of Port Lavaca 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.