financial advisor, presented a detailed analysis and offered recommendations as to the amount of

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exemptions that the District could offer without negatively impacting the overall tax rate. Specifically, Mr. Lentz stated that the District could provide a residential homestead exemption in the amount of 10% and could increase its over 65/disabled exemption to $50,000. Following that discussion, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board elected to adopt the attached Orders Adopting Homestead Exemption and Adopting Residence Homestead Exemption for Persons Sixty-Five or Older or Disabled, which orders reflected the granting of a 10% residential homestead exemption and a $50,000 exemption for residents over 65 and/or disabled.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).