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2 • TAX_POLICYPort Freeport (Brazoria County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Port Freeport Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2014-05-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
SP
Shane Pirtle
President
YES
KK
Kim Kincannon
Commissioner, Position 1 (Position 1)
YES
RS
Ravi Singhania
Commissioner, Position 2 (Position 2)
YES
BF
Barbara Fratila
Commissioner, Position 3 (Position 3)
YES
RS
Rudy Santos
Commissioner, Position 4 (Position 4)
YES
DC
Dan Croft
Commissioner, Position 5 (Position 5)
YES
RG
Rob Giesecke
Commissioner, Position 6 (Position 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2014-05-14 session of Port Freeport 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.