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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris County Water Control and Improvement District #161 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #161 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2011-05-11
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”
DH
David Hardy
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LM
Loyd Miller
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CH
Christopher Heinrich
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
PB
Patrick Bates
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
JT
Joan Traylor
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2011-05-11 session of Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #161 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.