17 & 18 Public Hearings for BudgetItem Nos. 17 & 18
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: John Godwin, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2018-19 BUDGET
DATE: August 15, 2018
BACKGROUND: A balanced budget, including no tax rate or other fee changes, has appeared
on two previous council agendas in July and August, and the city manager's recommended
budget was submitted to the city clerk as required, on August 14. The council must next have
two public hearings, this year at a special council meeting conducted on Tuesday, September 4,
and a second on Monday, September 10.
STATUS OF ISSUE: In order to conduct the required public hearings in compliance with state
law, the council must set the time, place, and date of the meetings to be posted and advertised.
The budget and tax rates are scheduled to be adopted by ordinance at a special meeting on
Monday, September 17, along with consideration of any council amendments.
BUDGET: NA at this time.
RECOMMENDATION: Call for public hearings on the budget and tax rates on September 4
and 10, and provide any additional direction and clarification to staff needed.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 ON
THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
2018-2019; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED
TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2018, the City Manager filed his proposed budget for
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 with the City Clerk of the City of Paris in accordance with
Section 102.005(a) Tex. Loc. Govt. Code and the City Charter; and,
WHEREAS, at a regular meeting convened on the August 27, 2018, the City
Manager of the City of Paris has submitted to the City Council his proposed budget for
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 as directed by Section 45 of the Charter of the City of Paris;
and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 50 of the City Charter, a public hearing
must be held giving all interested persons an opportunity to be heard for or against
any item or the amount of any item in the proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2018-2019; and,
WHEREAS, said public hearing shall be held on the 4th day of September,
2018, at 5:30 p.m., which date is at least fifteen (15) days after the date the proposed
budget was filed with the City Clerk, in accordance with Vernon's Texas Codes
Annotated, Local Government Code, Section 102.006(b).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are
hereby in all things approved.
Section 2. That public hearing be, and the same is hereby, called for the 4th
day of September, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman
Street, Paris, Texas, for the purpose of hearing written and oral comments from the
citizens of Paris concerning the City Manager's proposed annual budget for fiscal year
2018-2019.
Section 3. That the City Clerk of the City of Paris publish notice of said
public hearing in the Paris News no less than five (5) days prior to September 4th,
2018.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of August, 2018.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS, CALLING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 27, 2018, the City Manager of the City of Paris presented
his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 which would not require an increase
in the current tax rate of .55195 per $100 of value to fund a balanced budget as
required by Section 59 of the Charter of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 140.010 of the Texas Local
Government Code, two public hearings must be held at which the City Council must
afford adequate opportunity for proponents and opponents of the proposed tax rate
to present their views; and,
WHEREAS, the first public hearing on the proposed tax rate shall be at 5:30
p.m. on September 4, 2018 and the second public hearing shall be at 5:30 p.m. on
September 10, 2018, in the City Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, Paris,
Texas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are
hereby in all things approved.
Section 2. That public hearings be, and the same are hereby, called for
September 4, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. and September 10, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., in the City
Council Chamber, 107 E. Kaufman Street, Paris, Texas, for the purpose of hearing the
views of proponents and opponents to the City's proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year
2018-2019.
Section 3. That the City Clerk of the City of Paris shall publish notice of said
public hearings substantially in accordance with the Notice of 2018 Tax Year
Proposed Property Tax Rate attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A",
in the Paris News on or before the 20th day of August, 2018, setting forth the date,
time and place of said public hearings.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of August, 2018.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
NOTICE OF 2018 TAX YEAR
PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR
CITY OF
PARIS w
A tax rate of $ .55195 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of
City of Paris This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate,
and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.
The governing body of Clty of Paris proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax
rate increase forthe purpose of operational costs
PROPOSED TAX RATE $ 55195 per $100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $ .55195 per $100
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $ 02895 per $100
ROLLBACK TAX RATE $ .57980 per $100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for
City of Paris from the same properties in both the 2017 tax year
and the 2018 _ tax year.
The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that _ City of Paris _may adopt before
voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount = (Lata) x ( taxable value of your property ) / 100
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: September 4, 2018 5:30 P.M. at City Council Room 107 E. Kaufman Paris, Texas
Second Hearing: September 10, 2018 5:30 PPM. _ at City Council Room 107 E. Kaufman Paris, Texas