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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Progreso Lakes (Hidalgo County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Progreso Lakes City Council Regular Meeting on 2017-05-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
DM
David Martin
Mayor
YES
MN
Mark Nittler
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
MB
Melissa Beckwith
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
WB
Wyman Birdwell
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EF
Erica Flores
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
MR
Mark Randall Waters
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-05-02 session of City of Progreso Lakes City Council 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.