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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Lockhart (Caldwell County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Lockhart City Council Regular Meeting on 2015-05-05
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”
LW
Lew White
Mayor
YES
JM
Juan Mendoza
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
VM
Venessa M. Gutierrez
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JL
John Lairsen
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JM
Jeffry Michelson
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BW
Brad Westmoreland
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2015-05-05 session of City of Lockhart 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.