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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Surfside Beach (Brazoria County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Surfside Beach City Council Regular Meeting on 2015-09-01
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
MH
Marsha Hines
Mayor
NO
JG
Jennie Green-Prats
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JG
Jonathan Gerber
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
OJ
Oscar Jalifi
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
SK
Stephen Kedlarchuk
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
PL
Peggy Llewellyn
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-09-01 session of City of Surfside Beach 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.