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2 • TAX_POLICYKent County (Kent County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Kent County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2016-09-13
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (13 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
CL
Christy Long
County Treasurer
YES
DP
David Parker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LC
Layne Coulter
County Judge
YES
RH
Ray Hall
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RG
Robert Graham
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CH
Craig Harrison
County Clerk
YES
CH
Craig Harrison
District Clerk
YES
TC
Turney Coulter
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DM
Debra Myers
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
WS
William Scogin
County Sheriff
YES
WS
William Scogin
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
AC
Aaron Clements
County Attorney
YES
MF
Mike Fouts
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-09-13 session of Kent 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.