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

Presented in: Liberty County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2021-05-11
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
KH
Kim Harris
County Treasurer
YES
SH
Stephen Herbert
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JB
Jimmy Belt
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
CP
Cody Parrish
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LW
Larry Wilburn
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
TB
Tammy Bishop
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JT
John Tucker
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
M"
Mark "Mad Dog" Davison
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RE
Robert E. "Robby" Thornton, Jr.
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JK
Jay Knight
County Judge
YES
GA
Greg Arthur
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
LW
Leon Wilson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LH
Lee H. Chambers
County Clerk
YES
DS
Delia Sellers
District Clerk
YES
BK
Bruce Karbowski
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DS
David S. Whitmire
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
YES
RL
Richard L. "Ricky" Brown
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MP
Matthew Poston
County Attorney
YES
JL
Jennifer L. Bergman
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2021-05-11 session of Liberty 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.