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2 • TAX_POLICYTravis County Municipal Utility District #17 (Travis County)

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

Presented in: Travis County Municipal Utility District #17 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2016-05-11
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”
SB
Steve Bertke
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
FC
Frank Caldwell
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BC
Barry Clark
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
TM
Tom Moody
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
JL
John Lloyd
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-05-11 session of Travis County Municipal Utility District #17 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.