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2 • TAX_POLICYTown of Thompsons (Fort Bend County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Town of Thompsons City Council Regular Meeting on 2016-05-03
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”
FN
Freddie Newsome, Jr.
Mayor
YES
ET
Edward Taylor
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JT
James Todd
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
GT
Gina Treadgold
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
GM
Gary Mosier
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
NW
Nathan Walleck
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-05-03 session of Town of Thompsons 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.