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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Winnsboro (Wood County)

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

Presented in: City of Winnsboro City Council Regular Meeting on 2011-09-06
Meeting Agenda PDFOfficial Minutes PDF

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”
YES
CT
CJ Thatcher
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
SB
Stephen Boorman
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JH
Jim Hollowell
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
TK
Trevor King
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BM
Brenda Morey
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2011-09-06 session of City of Winnsboro 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.