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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Deport (Lamar County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Deport City Council Regular Meeting on 2014-05-06
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”
PW
Patrick Watson
Mayor
NO
CY
Catana Yarnell
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RB
Robert Bailey
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
CF
Craig Folse
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JT
Jennifer Tish Marshall
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JL
John Lee Roach
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2014-05-06 session of City of Deport 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.