03 Resolution of the City Council calling two public hearings to receive public comment on the City's proposal to increase total tax revenuesDRAFT
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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 PROPOSAL TO INCREASE TOTAL TAX REVENUES BY
$661,287 OR 8.49% FROM THE PRECEDING TAX YEAR; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Paris presented to the City Council at a
special meeting convened on the August 28, 2008, the City Manager's proposed budget for
Fiscal Year 2008-2009 which would require a tax rate of .56 per $100 to fund a balanced
budget as required by Section 59 of the Charter of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 26.06 of the Property Tax Code of the State
of Texas, two public hearings must be held at which the City Council must afford adequate
opportunity for proponents and opponents of the proposed tax increase to present their
views; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate date, time and place for said public hearings is found to
be the 15th day of September, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. and the second public hearing to be the
19th day of September, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., 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 a public hearing be, and the same is hereby, called for September
15, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. and September 19, 2008, at 6:00 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 proposal to increase total tax revenues by $661,287 or 8.49% from
the preceding tax year.
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 Public Hearing on Tax Increase
attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A", in the Paris News on or before the
5th day of September, 2009, setting forth the date, time and place of said public hearings.
Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Tax Code, Section 26.06.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of August, 2008.
Jesse James Freelen, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney
50-198
~(Rev.04-08/6)
The
Notice
of Tax Revenue Increase
City of Paris
conducted public hearings on
9-15-2008 and
9-19-2008
on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the
City of Paris
from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year
by 8•49 percent.
The total tax revenue raised last year at last year's tax rate
Of •56 for each $100 of taxable value was
$7,791,482
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the
proposed tax rate of .56 for each $100 of taxable
value, excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property
added to the tax roll this year, is
$8,397,125 .
(insert amount computed by multiplying proposed tax rate by the
difference between current total value and new property value.)
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the
proposed tax rate of .56 for each $100 of
taxable value, including tax revenue to be raised from new
property added to the tax roll this year, is
$8,452,769
(insert amount computed by multiplying
proposed tax rate by current total value.)
The City Council of Paris
is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax
increase at a public meeting to be held on September 29, 2008
City Hall 107 E. Kaufman Paris, Texas dt 6:00 P.M. ,
(location of ineeting, including mailing address) (time of ineeting)