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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Rice (Navarro County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Rice City Council Regular Meeting on 2021-09-07
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
CC
Christi Campbell
Mayor
NO
JT
James Troy Foreman
Councilmember, Place 1
NO
MB
Mike Butler
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
TR
Tonya Roberts
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
RV
Rosa Vasquez
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
NW
Nick White
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2021-09-07 session of City of Rice City Council 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.