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Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Galveston Industrial Development Corporation Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2009-09-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
SL
Sharon Lewis
Director, Place 3
YES
JH
Jason Hardcastle
Director, Place 4
YES
KB
Keith Bassett
Director, Place 5
YES
MR
Marie Robb
Director, Place 1
YES
CB
Craig Brown
Director, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2009-09-09 session of Galveston Industrial Development Corporation 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.