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2 • TAX_POLICYCooke County (Cooke County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Cooke County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2006-09-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (15 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
SW
Susan Wells
County Treasurer
NO
JH
Jody Henry
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CJ
Carroll Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MW
Mark Westbrook
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
CO
Chuck Owen
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JO
John O. Roane
County Judge
YES
JS
Jason Snuggs
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MP
Matt P. Sicking
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
PH
Pam Harrison
County Clerk
YES
MA
Marci A. Gilbert
District Clerk
YES
GH
Gary Hollowell
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AA
Adam Arendt
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RS
Ray Sappington
County Sheriff
YES
BA
Brandy Ann Carr
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
EJ
Edmund J. Zielinski
County Attorney
YES
JW
John Warren
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2006-09-12 session of Cooke 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.