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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Rankin (Upton County)

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

Presented in: City of Rankin City Council Regular Meeting on 2010-05-04
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
YES
TG
Tammy Gomez
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
DT
Dean Titsworth
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
LE
Lynn Evans
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
VG
Vonda Garner
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
MB
Murry Brooks
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2010-05-04 session of City of Rankin City Council 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.