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Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

12. Ms. Ross made a motion to approve the Order Calling a November 4, 2014 Election, with a second by Mr. Hageon. All members voted in favor and the Order Calling a November 4, 2014 Election was approved. Consider and Possible Approval of Applications for Exemption under District’s Sanitary Sewer Exemption Policy: Mr. Holcomb advised the Board that LaWanda White meets requirements for exemption, Michael Kennerly does not meet the requirements for exemption, and Gerald Coutee requested that her account be a water only customer. Mr. Holcomb made a recommendation to grant Ms. Coutee a “water only” customer status because her property is just a horse pen and that the information has been field verified. Mr. Holcomb stated that it appears that Mr. Kennerly has two houses on one water meter, which is not acceptable. Mr. Stephen Clarady stated that Mr. Kennerly had requested for a second meter several years ago. Mr. Holcomb requested that Mr. Clarady help him find out when exactly that was. Mr. Clarady said he will go back through his old meeting minutes to find out when that was. Mr. Clarady said that there was a second tap put in for Mr. Kennerly back then, he just never hooked up to it. In this case, Mr. Kennerly is not eligible for an exemption. Mr. Holcomb made a recommendation to approve Ms. White’s exemption, disapprove Mr. Kennerly’s exemption, and approve Ms. Coutee’s water only status with the condition that if a residence is ever built, she has to connect to the sewer

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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.