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8. NOTICE OF VOTE ON TAX INCREASE: IF THERE WILL BE AN iNCREASE~ IN THE TAX RATE: Publish notice of the meeting at which the City Council will vote on the tax increase*. The vote may not be earlier than the 3rd or later than the 14th day after the date of the public hearing. [Tax Code, Sec. 26.06(e)] IF THERE WILL BE AN iNCREASE~ IN THE TAX RATE: Publish notice of the meeting at which the City Council will vote on the tax increase* on the City's website continuously for at least seven (7) days immediately before the public meeting. [Tax Code, Sec. 26.065(b) - Effective January 1, 2001] IMPORTANT NOTE: Notice may not be smaller than one-quarter page of a standard-size or a tabloid-size newspaper, the headline on the notice must be in 18-point or larger type, and the notice may not be in the part of the paper in which legal notices and classified ads appear. [Tax Code, Sec. 26. 06(b) and (c)] The notice must be in the form shown in Sec. 26.06(b) of the Tax Code. IF THE BUDGET IS AMENDED TO ADD ADDITIONAL ITEMS OR INCREASE ANY ITEM OF APPROPRIATiON~: a. 10 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENTS, BUT NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 16 - Publish notice of the public hearing on the amendments to the City Manager's proposed budget one time in the Paris News at least ten (10) days before the date of the public hearing. [L.G.C., Sec. 102.0065(b)] If items have been added to the budget or if increases in amounts are made, the notice must include the nature of such proposed additions and increases. [Charter, Sec. 51] b. NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 27 - HEARING ON AMENDMENTS City Council Meeting: i. Public hearing on the proposed amendments to the City Manager's proposed budget. ii. Ordinance adopting the budget. This must pass by mai ority of members of whole council. [Charter, Sec. 53] iii. STEP 11 MAY BE ADDED HERE IMPORTANT NOTE: THE BUDGET MUST BE FINALLY ADOPTED NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 27. IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN ON OR BEFORE THAT DATE, THE MANAGER'S BUDGET, AS SUBMITTED, AT MIDNIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 27, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FINALLY ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL. [Charter, Section 54].