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2 • TAX_POLICYHarrison County (Harrison County)

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

Presented in: Harrison County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2016-05-10
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (18 - 2)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
SR
Sherry Rushing
County Treasurer
NO
JD
John D. Oswalt
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DC
Demisha Crawford
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
GG
Gregg Greer
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
NG
Nancy George
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JC
John C. Hickey, Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BM
Brant Moore
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JW
Jim Weatherall
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
DG
Daryl Griffin
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CS
Chad Sims
County Judge
YES
ZT
Zephaniah Timmins
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JE
Jay Ebarb
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LJ
Liz James
County Clerk
YES
SG
Sherry Griffis
District Clerk
YES
WH
William Hatfield
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AK
Austin Koos
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
B"
YES
EC
Elizabeth Cook
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
RM
Reid McCain
County Attorney
NO
RM
Reid McCain
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-05-10 session of Harrison 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.