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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Port Arthur (Jefferson County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Port Arthur City Council Regular Meeting on 2003-09-02
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”
CM
Charlotte M. Moses
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
WB
Willie Bae Lewis, Jr.
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
TL
Tiffany L. Hamilton Everfield
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
DB
Doneane Beckcom
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
HL
Harold L. Doucet, Sr.
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
TK
Thomas Kinlaw, III
Councilmember, At-Large Position 5 (At-Large Position 5)
YES
DF
Donald Frank, Sr.
Councilmember, At-Large Position 6 (At-Large Position 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2003-09-02 session of City of Port Arthur 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.