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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Santa Fe (Galveston County)

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

Presented in: City of Santa Fe City Council Regular Meeting on 2016-09-06

Meeting Agenda PDF Official Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 1)

“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”

BN

Mayor

NO

RW

Russell W. Schroeder

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

RM

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

RJ

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

JD

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

DM

Councilmember, Place 5

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-09-06 session of City of Santa Fe 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.