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Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Smith County Emergency Services District #2 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2009-05-13
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”
CW
Charles Wilson
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
ST
Scotty Thorton
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
AL
Arnold Lester
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JB
Johnny Brown
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BD
Brent Dominy
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2009-05-13 session of Smith County Emergency Services District #2 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.