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2 • TAX_POLICYTown of Buffalo Gap (Taylor County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: Town of Buffalo Gap City Council Regular Meeting on 2020-05-05
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”
LG
Leonard Glasgow
Mayor
YES
MS
Mickey Stewart
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
CM
Clyde Mabes
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DS
Dana Sowell
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JA
Jared Arldt
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
NG
Natalie Garvey
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2020-05-05 session of Town of Buffalo Gap 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.