2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Oak Leaf (Ellis County)

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

Presented in: City of Oak Leaf City Council Regular Meeting on 2012-05-01

Meeting Agenda PDF Official Minutes PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“Motion to approve Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption”

Tom Leverentz

Mayor

YES

Mitchell S. Burnett

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

Rhonda Lynn Landrum

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

Heena N. Kanase

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

Michelle Hillery

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2012-05-01 session of City of Oak Leaf 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.