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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris County Municipal Utility District #537 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2013-05-08
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

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”
DK
David Kahn
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
NT
Nancy Turner
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JB
James Balock
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
FS
Francine Stefan
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
WS
William Sherwood
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2013-05-08 session of Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 Board of Directors 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.