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2 • TAX_POLICYGALVESTON ISD (Galveston County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: GALVESTON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2017-09-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
ML
Mindy Lakin
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
AM
Ann Masel
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
DO
David O'Neal, Jr
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
AB
Anthony Brown
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JS
Johnny Smeccca
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
SJ
Shae Jobe
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
EB
Elizabeth Beeton
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-18 session of GALVESTON ISD Board of Trustees 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.