2013-029 RES ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECEIPT OF THE 2013 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL FOR TAX PURPOSESRESOLUTION NO. 2013 -029
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECEIPT OF THE 2013 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL FOR
TAX APPRAISAL PURPOSES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED
TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, State law requires the chief appraiser of each appraisal district to certify an official tax
roll to the taxing units within the appraisal district's jurisdiction; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with said State law, the Chief Appraiser for the Lamar County Appraisal
District has presented to the City of Paris a Certified 2013 Appraisal Roll listing property taxable by the
City of Paris as the official appraisal roll for the City of Paris as attested thereto by the Chief Appraiser;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Finance Officer, as the Tax Assessor /Collector for the City of Paris has
reviewed and certified the same appraisal roll to the City Council for approval and acceptance on August
12, 2013 thereby establishing the basis for the City's 2013 -2014 Budget and the assessed tax revenue
anticipated in support of said budget;
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 the 2013 Appraisal Roll, as certified by the Finance Director of the City of Paris,
in his role as Tax Assessor /Collector for the City of Paris, and as previously certified to the City of Paris by
the Chief Appraiser of the Lamar County Appraisal District, a copy of which such certification is hereby
attached hereto as Exhibit "A ", be, and the same is hereby, acknowledged and received as the official 2013
Certified Appraisal Roll for the City of Paris, Texas.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of August. 2013.
ATTEST:
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nice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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K n y , City Attorney
CERTIFICATION OF THE 2013 APPRAISAL
ROLL FOR THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
I, Gene Anderson, Tax Assessor for the City of Paris, in accordance with Article 26.04
of the Texas Property Tax Code do solemnly swear that the following constitutes the
2013 appraisal roll for the City of Paris, Texas.
Certified Roll
Certified Roll
Change
2013
2012
Total Market Value
$
2,115,946,305
$ 2,077,494,013
$
38,452,292
Total Assessed Value
$
2,093,144,562
$ 2,052,916,633
$
40,227,929
Total Taxable Value
$
1,503,258,892
$ 1,491,371,240
$
11,887,652
Freeze Adjusted Taxable
$
1,396,053,132
$ 1,385,188,153
$
10,864,979
Frozen Tax Amount
$
507,704
$ 508,275
$
(571)
Total Taxable Value
On New Property
$
3,804,267
$ 15,785,323
$
(11,981,056)
Average Home Value
$
71,898
$ 70,162
$
1,736
IX
LAMAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT
521 Bonham Street Paris, TX 75461
Phone: 903-785-7822 Fax: 903-785-8322
CERTIFICATION OF 2013 APPRAISAL ROLL
FOR
CITY OF PARIS
1, Jerry E. Patton, Chief Appraiser for Lamar County, solemnly swear that this document represents
that portion of the approved appraisal roll of the Lamar County Appraisal District which lists
propertry taxable by the City of Paris, and constitutes the appraisal roll for the City of Paris.
I. 2013 APPRAISAL ROLL TOTALS:
Total Market Value:
$2,115,946,305.00
Total Assessed Value:
$2,093,144,562.00
Total Taxable Value:
$1,503,258,892.00
Freeze Adjusted Taxable Value:
$1,396,053,132.00
Actual Frozen Taxes:
$507,704.00
Number of Accounts:
15,970
2013 NEW PROPERTY VALUE
Taxable Value:
$3,804,d7O
2013 AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE
$71,
ANTICIPATED 2013 COLLECTION RATE
VALUE STILL UNDER ARB REVIEW
(not included in above totals)
TE: 7/25/13
BY I JDATE:7 /25/13