Back to Docket Search

2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Edna (Jackson County)

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

Presented in: City of Edna City Council Regular Meeting on 2017-09-05

Meeting Agenda PDF Official 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”

LS

Mayor

YES

CP

Cipriano Palacios

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

KC

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

CJ

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

MD

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

AF

Amanda Friedrich

Councilmember, Place 5

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2017-09-05 session of City of Edna 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.