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2 • TAX_POLICYKnox County (Knox County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Knox County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2015-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (12 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
PO
Pam Oliver
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DT
Don Thompson
County Judge
YES
KS
Kim Sealy
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
NU
Nathan Urbanczyk
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JC
Jeannie Clark
County Clerk
YES
JC
Jeannie Clark
District Clerk
NO
LB
Louis Baty
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RH
Ray Herring
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CM
Christopher Mendoza
County Sheriff
YES
PE
Penny Eaton
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RR
Robyn R. Harlin
County Attorney
YES
HB
Hunter Brooks
District Attorney
YES
JB
Julie Bradley
County Treasurer
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-12 session of Knox County Commissioners Court Regular Session.
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.