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6 • ORDINANCECity of Carthage (Panola County)
Order Approving Private Property Land-Use Variance & Waiving Municipal Permitting Fees
Presented in: City of Carthage City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-12-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider ordinances, zoning adjustments, subdivision plats, and municipal code amendments”
OJ
Olin Joffrion
Mayor
YES
TB
Tate Barber
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JW
John W. Cooke III
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
IB
Isha Brown
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JH
Jerry Hanszen
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 6 on 2025-12-16
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). 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.