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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of East Mountain (Gregg County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of East Mountain City Council Regular Meeting on 2011-05-03
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”
MC
Marc Covington
Mayor
NO
EB
Eugene Brown
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TJ
Terry Johnson
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DM
Danny Medlin
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
BM
Billy Morrow
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JA
John Adams
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2011-05-03 session of City of East Mountain 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.