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2 • TAX_POLICYDimmit County (Dimmit County)

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

Presented in: Dimmit County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2011-05-10
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
OO
Oscar Ortiz
County Treasurer
YES
SG
Sonia Guerrero-Perez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AE
Alberto Esquivel
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
LH
Leticia Hernandez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
AM
Alfredo Martinez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RL
Rudy Lopez Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AR
Andres R. Arambula
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RB
Robert Balderas
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
MR
Manuel Rosas III
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
YES
AC
Alonso Carmona
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
VR
Valerie Rubalcaba
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MZ
Mario Z. Garcia
County Clerk
YES
MG
Maricela G. Gonzalez
District Clerk
YES
JA
Jose A. Urenda
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
VJ
Valerie Julissa Talamantes
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CC
Chris Castaneda
County Sheriff
YES
ME
Mary E. Sandoval
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
DM
Daniel M. Gonzalez
County Attorney
YES
RS
Roberto Serna
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2011-05-10 session of Dimmit County Commissioners Court Regular Session.

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.