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2 • TAX_POLICYFort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 (Fort Bend County)

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

Presented in: Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2016-09-14
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”
SM
Scott Maham
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DG
Doug Gleditsch
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JM
James McConn
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JJ
Jimmy Juhl
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
TT
Ted Teinert
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-09-14 session of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 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.