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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Gainesville (Cooke County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Gainesville City Council Regular Meeting on 2016-09-06
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”
TM
Tommy Moore
Mayor
YES
LL
Linda Lewis
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
DN
Dakota Nichols
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
MH
Michael Hill
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
GS
Gary Sutton
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
LS
Lynette Scruggs
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2016-09-06 session of City of Gainesville 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.