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7 • FINANCEHarris County Municipal Utility District #189 (Harris County)

Consider Adoption of Order Authorizing Tax Exemptions. President Cone recognized Mr. Wilson, who reviewed with the Board an Order Adopting Exemption from Taxation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G. Discussion ensued. Upon motion by Director

Presented in: Harris County MUD #189 Board Meeting - 2020-01-06 on 2020-01-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider Adoption of Order Authorizing Tax Exemptions. President Cone recognized Mr. Wilson, who reviewed with the Board an Order Adopting Exemption from Taxation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G. Discussion ensued. Upon motion by Director”
WS
Whitten Stuckey
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DC
Derwood Cone
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
BC
Bruce Crawford
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
HJ
Harry Jackson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
VM
Vijay Mishra
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider Adoption of Order Authorizing Tax Exemptions. President Cone recognized Mr. Wilson, who reviewed with the Board an Order Adopting Exemption from Taxation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G. Discussion ensued. Upon motion by Director Mayberry, seconded by Director Crawford, after full discussion ,and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to authorize a 20% 51144438.1 - 3 -

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.