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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Rusk (Cherokee County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Rusk City Council Regular Meeting on 2012-05-01
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”
BM
Ben Middlebrooks
Mayor
YES
JB
Jim Beindorf
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
MS
Maxine Session
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
YA
Yash Asarsa
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MN
Martha Neely
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
CP
Chucky Pate
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2012-05-01 session of City of Rusk 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.