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2 • TAX_POLICYPolk County (Polk County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Polk County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2003-09-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
TW
Terri Williams
County Treasurer
YES
TM
Terri Mayer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SR
Sarah Rasberry
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RJ
Robert Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JR
Jamie Richardson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SH
Scott Hughes
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
WR
William R. "Bill" Cunningham
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
KB
Kevin Burman
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DE
Darwon Evans
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SB
Sydney Brown Murphy
County Judge
YES
MD
Mark DuBose
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JC
Jerry Cassity
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
SH
Schelana Hock
County Clerk
YES
MG
Monica Goodson
District Clerk
YES
GR
Guylene Robertson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MP
Milton Purvis
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
BL
Byron Lyons
County Sheriff
YES
TW
Tatum White
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
County Attorney
YES
SB
Shelly Bush Sitton
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2003-09-09 session of Polk 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.