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5 • TAX_POLICYDeer Park Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District (Harris County)
Resolution Adopting Zero-Based Departmental Budget Caps & Freezing Administrative Overhead
Presented in: Deer Park Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-03-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve tax assessor-collector's report and approval of tax transfers”
WG
Waylon Gossett
Director, Place 3
YES
JR
Joe Reynolds
Director, Place 4
YES
KM
Kevin Machemehl
Director, Place 5
YES
TA
Tommy Archer
Director, Place 1
YES
AW
Allen Westmoreland
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-03-12
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.