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2 • TAX_POLICYBaytown Municipal Development District (Harris County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Baytown Municipal Development District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2011-05-11
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
JF
James Franco
Director, Place 3
NO
CJ
Charles Johnson
Director, Place 4
NO
JP
Jacob Powell
Director, Place 5
YES
KG
Kenrick Griffith
Director, Place 1
YES
ML
Mike Lester
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2011-05-11 session of Baytown Municipal Development 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.