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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Port Isabel (Cameron County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Port Isabel City Council Regular Meeting on 2003-09-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
MC
Martin Cantu, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SH
Sandra Holland
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MA
Michelle Ann Barreiro
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MC
Martin C. Cantu, Sr.
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JD
Jeffery David Martinez
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2003-09-02 session of City of Port Isabel 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.