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Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Galveston County Emergency Services District #2 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-05-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
GF
Greg Fountain
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
AL
Amee LeBlanc
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
KN
Kate Newberry
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CC
Cecil Clay
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
TB
Tim Byrom
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-05-14
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.