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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Burke (Angelina County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Burke City Council Regular Meeting on 2019-05-07
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”
JT
John Thomas Jones
Mayor
YES
PM
Paul Mettlen
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
WH
Wayne Hodges
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DC
Donald Crager
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MB
Misty Boggs
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
CM
Charlotte Morris Carter
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2019-05-07 session of City of Burke 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.