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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #5 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #5 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2005-05-11
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial 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”
JW
Jack Wells
President
NO
JW
Jack Wells Jr.
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
PC
Patrice Castillo
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
EC
Elizabeth Caballero
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
PT
Pat Tyson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
RB
Ron Boatman Jr
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2005-05-11 session of Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #5 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.