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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Brownwood (Brown County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Brownwood City Council Regular Meeting on 2016-09-06
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”
SE
Stephen E. Haynes
Mayor
YES
HD
H. D. Jones
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EM
Ed McMillian
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
MN
Melody Nowowiejski
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DA
Draco A. Miller, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
WW
Walker Willey
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-09-06 session of City of Brownwood 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.