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2 • TAX_POLICYGalveston County (Galveston County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Galveston County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2015-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
GR
Gregory Rikard
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DB
D. Blake Apffel
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
BA
Billy A. Williams Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
KM
Kathleen M. McCumber
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
BP
Blake Patton
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
PE
Paul Edinburgh
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DR
Derreck Rose
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JW
Justin West
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MH
Mark Henry
County Judge
YES
JG
Joseph Giusti
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RA
Robin Armstrong
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DD
Dwight D. Sullivan
County Clerk
YES
JD
John D. Kinard
District Clerk
YES
DA
Darrell Apffel
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
HD
Hank Dugie
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
HA
Henry A. Trochesset
County Sheriff
YES
CE
Cheryl E. Johnson
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
KC
Kenneth Cusick
County Attorney
YES
KC
Kenneth Cusick
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-12 session of Galveston County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
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.