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2 • TAX_POLICYHarris County Municipal Utility District #285 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #285 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2005-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
WK
Walter Knowles
President
YES
JA
Jerry Allen
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JJ
John Jones
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TF
Trina Francis
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RG
Rosario Garza
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
WK
Walter Knowles Jr.
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2005-09-14 session of Harris County Municipal Utility District #285 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.