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2 • TAX_POLICYHITCHCOCK ISD (Galveston County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: HITCHCOCK ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2014-09-15
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”
JM
John Massa
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
SP
Shirley Price
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
TR
Ted Robinson, Jr
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
MC
Monica Cantrell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CA
Chad Allen
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TI
Tom Ivey
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
TC
Tony Combs
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2014-09-15 session of HITCHCOCK 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.