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2 • TAX_POLICYMemorial City Redevelopment Authority (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2008-09-10
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
BF
Brad Freels
Director, Place 3
NO
DM
Dan Moody III
Director, Place 4
YES
AG
Ann Givens
Director, Place 5
YES
DD
David Durham
Director, Place 1
YES
JR
John Rickel
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2008-09-10 session of Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors 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.