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2 • TAX_POLICYCity of Yoakum (Lavaca County)
Resolution Expanding Homestead & Over-65 / Disabled Taxpayer Ad Valorem Exemption
Presented in: City of Yoakum City Council Regular Meeting on 2005-09-06
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”
CO
Carl O'Neill
Mayor
YES
CO
Carl O'Neill
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
DD
Daniel Driskell
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
TW
Tanya Wenzel
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MF
Mitchell Franz
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
MB
Michael Brandt
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Formal fiscal and ad valorem tax policy consideration during the 2005-09-06 session of City of Yoakum 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.