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2 • TAX_POLICYVelasco Drainage District (Brazoria County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Velasco Drainage District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2004-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (2 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
SH
Stuart Herbst
Supervisor, Place 1 (Place 1)
NO
RG
Robert Gartman
Supervisor, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
WB
Will Brooks
Supervisor, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2004-05-12 session of Velasco Drainage District 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.