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6 • ORDINANCECity of Benjamin (Knox County)
Order Approving Private Property Land-Use Variance & Waiving Municipal Permitting Fees
Presented in: City of Benjamin City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-11-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
KM
Kelsey Makayla Tatum
Mayor
YES
JC
Jim Cowen
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TO
Traci Olson
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JR
Janet Reed
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
VS
Vicki Spence
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 6 on 2025-11-18
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.2/10). 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.