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2 • TAX_POLICYDeer Park Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District (Harris County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Deer Park Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2021-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
WG
Waylon Gossett
Director, Place 3
NO
JR
Joe Reynolds
Director, Place 4
NO
KM
Kevin Machemehl
Director, Place 5
YES
TA
Tommy Archer
Director, Place 1
YES
AW
Allen Westmoreland
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2021-05-12 session of Deer Park Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District 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.