2026-034 - Ratifying Property Tax Revenue Increase reflected in the 2026-27 fiscal year budgetORDINANCE NW026-034
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, RATIFYING THE
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE 2026-27
FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR SAID PERIOD; PROVIDING A
REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 102.007 of the Texas Local Government Code provides in
part that the adoption of a budget that will require raising more revenue from property
taxes than in the previous year requires a separate vote of the governing body to ratify
the property tax increase reflected in the budget; and
WHEREAS, Section 102.007 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that
this ratification be in addition to and separate from the vote to adopt the budget or a
vote to set the tax rate required by Chapter 26, Texas Tax Code, or other law; and
WHEREAS, the budget of the City of Paris, Texas (the "City"), for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2027, a true and correct copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof for all purposes (the
"2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget"), as adopted, requires raising more revenue from property
taxes than in the previous year, and the City Council desires by adoption of this
ordinance to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings and recitals set forth above are hereby found to be
true and correct and are incorporated herein for all purposes.
Section 2. That the City Council, as the governing body of the City of Paris,
Texas, having adopted the 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget that will require raising more
revenue from property taxes than in the previous year, hereby ratifies the property tax
increase reflected in the 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget with the following declaration:
THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MOREPROPERTY
TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY AN AMOUNT O
PROPERTY$3,070,357, WHICH IS A 24.50 PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET. THE REVENUERAISED FROM NEW ..O DROLLS
Section 3. That the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, shall
complete and attach to the 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget, attached as Exhibit A to this
ordinance, a cover page containing all the information required by Texas Local
Government Code § 102.007(d).
Section 4. That all ordinances or portions thereof in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance, to the extent of such conflict, are hereby repealed. To the extent that
such ordinances or portions thereof are not in conflict herewith, the same shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 5. That should any word, sentence, clause, paragraph or provision of this
ordinance be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions
of this ordinance shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, on the
24th day of August 2026.
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Mihir Pankaj, Nlayor
ATTEST:
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( nice Ellis, City Clerk
anie H. Harris, City Attorney