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2 • TAX_POLICYTravis County Emergency Services District No. 17 (Travis County)

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

Presented in: Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2019-09-11
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
VL
Vicky Linsalata
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MH
Mike Howe
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MJ
Mitchell Jones
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AO
Angela Orth
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-09-11 session of Travis County Emergency Services District No. 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.