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2 • TAX_POLICYFRIENDSWOOD ISD (Galveston County)

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

Presented in: FRIENDSWOOD ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2022-09-19
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
RH
Ralph Hobratschk
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
NR
Niki Rhodes
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
LS
Laura Seifert
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
TH
Tony Hopkins
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DM
David Montz
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DR
Dr Rebecca Hillenburg
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BE
Beau Egert
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2022-09-19 session of FRIENDSWOOD 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.