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2 • TAX_POLICYInterstate Municipal Utility District (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Interstate Municipal Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2020-05-13
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”
KA
Kevin Atkinson
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JE
James Ellis
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JM
Joe Mattingly
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JK
James Kennedy
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MS
Michelle Shen
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-05-13 session of Interstate Municipal Utility District 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.