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2 • TAX_POLICYHIGH ISLAND ISD (Galveston County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: HIGH ISLAND ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2017-05-15
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”
KF
Karen Faggard
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MM
Marjorie Mcalpin
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
BB
Benny Barrow
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
GK
Gary Kent
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BD
Buffy Diebel
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CB
Chris Barrow
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-05-15 session of HIGH ISLAND ISD Board of Trustees 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.