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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR2013-019s:llegallour documentslresolutions1131resolution budget tax rate public hearing.doc xESOLUT1oN No. R2013-019 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS PLACING A PROPOSAL ON THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA TO ADOPT A 2013 TAX RATE THAT WILL EXCEED THE LOWER OF THE ROLLBACK RATE OR THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE; CALLING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON A TAX INCREASE TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 20, 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 AND CALLING A BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 ANNUAL PROGItAM OF SERVICES OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 20, 2013; REQUIRING PUBLICATION OF NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS 1N ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW; REQUIRING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF TAX REVENUE 1NCREASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW; REQUIRING THE POSTING OF THE NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CITY'S INTERNET WEBSITE; REQUIRING THE POSTING OF THE NOTICES ON THE CITY'S PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Annual Program of Services (Budget) for the City of Denton, Texas; and WHEREAS, in order to adopt the Budget, the City Council must first hold a public hearing on the Budget and provide notice of same in accordance with Article VIII "Budget" of the City Charter and other applicable law; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to consider adopting a tax rate of $0.68975 per $100 valuation, which will exceed the lower of the rollback rate or effective tax rate, in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Tax Code Chapter 26 (Tax Code) and to schedule two public hearings on the proposed tax increase; NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES: SECTION 1. The findings set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are incorporated by reference into the body of this Resolution as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. The City Council desires to consider adopting a tax rate for the 2013 tax year of $0.68975 per $100 valuation that will exceed the lower of the rollback rate or the effective tax rate. SECTION 3. The City Council hereby approves the placement of an item on the September 17, 2013 City Council public meeting agenda to vote on a proposed tax rate of 0.68975 per $100 valuation that will exceed the lower of the rollbacic rate or the effective tax rate. The meeting to vote on a proposed tax rate will not be held until notice of the meeting to vote on a proposed tax rate has been published in the Denton Record Chronicle, a newspaper having general circulation within the City, in the form of the attached Notice of Tax Revenue Increase, which is made a part of this Resolution for all purposes. The City Manager or his designee is directed to post the attached Notice of Tax Revenue Increase on the City's Internet website and shall request that the City's public access television channel carry a 60-second notice of the meeting to vote on a proposed tax rate at the times and for the periods and in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 26 of the Tax Code and other applicable law. s:llegallour documentslresolutions1131resolution budgettax rate public hearing.doc SECTION 4. The City Council hereby calls two public hearings on the proposed tax increase to be held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall located at 215 East McKinney Street in Denton, Texas 76201 on August 20, 2013 and September 10, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. The public hearings will not be held until at least seven days after notice of the public hearings have been published in the Denton Record-Chronicle, a newspaper having general circulation within the City, in the form of the attached Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase, which is made a part of this Resolution for all purposes. The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby directed to publish said notice in accordance with this Resolution and in accordance with Tax Code §26.06. The City Manager or his designee is directed to post the attached Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase on the City's Internet website and shall request that the City's public access television channel carry a 60-second notice of the public hearing at the times and for the periods and in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 26 of the Tax Code and other applicable law. At the public hearings, the City Council will afford adequate opportunity for both proponents and opponents of the t� increase to present their views. SECTION 5. The City Council hereby calls a public hearing on the proposed Budget to be held in the City Council Chambers at City Ha11 located at 215 East McKinney Street in Denton, Texas 76201 on August 20, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. The public hearing will not be held until notice of the public hearing has been published in the Denton Record-Chronicle, a newspaper having general circulation within the City, in the form of the attached Notice of Public Hearing on the Budget, which is made a part of this Resolution for all purposes. This notice shall be published not earlier than the 30t" or later than the lOth day before the date of the public hearing. The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby directed to publish said notice and to provide such other public notice as may be required in accordance with this Resolution and in accordance with Article VIII of the City Charter, Chapter 102 of the Texas Local Government Code and all other applicable law. SECTION 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas on this the ��-/� day of August, 2013, at which meeting a quorum was present and the meeting was held in accordance with the provisions of Tex. Gov't Code §551.001, et seq. The City Secretary is hereby directed to record this Resolution and the vote on the proposal to place the item for a tax increase on the September 17, 2013 City Council agenda. PASSED AND APPROVED this the �i� day of ��C C��t�.�� , 2013. BUI�R�UGH��MAYOR ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY � BY: � ' Page 2 s:llegallour documents�resolutions1131resolution budget tax rate public hearing.doc APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY BY: �' -- Council Member Marlc A. Burroughs, Mayor Kevin Roden Dalton Gregory Jim Engelbrecht Joey Hawlcins Pete Kamp, Mayor Pro Tem James King Page 3 Voted For Voted A ag inst � Publish in September 10, 2013 Denton Record Chronicle Notice of Tax Revenue Increase The City of Denton, Texas, conducted public hearings on August 20, 2013 and September 10, 2013 on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the City of Denton, Texas from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by 0.1 percent. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised last year at last year's tax rate of $0.68975 for each $100 of taxable value was $46,328,517. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of $0.68975 for each $100 of taxable value, excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $46,936,417. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of $0.68975 for each $100 of taxable value, including tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $48,139,199. The City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on September 17, 2013 at the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas, 76201 at 6:30 p.m. Publish in August 9, 2013 and August 21, 2013 Denton Record Chronicle Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase The City of Denton, Texas, will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 0.1 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback rate or effective tax rate calculated under Tax Code, Chapter 26). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on August 20, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas 76201. The second public hearing will be on September 10, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas 76201. The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows: FOR: AGAI NST: PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT: The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Denton, Texas last year was $154,354 (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). Based on last year's tax rate of $0.68975 (preceding year's adopted tax rate) per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $1,064.66 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). . The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Denton, Texas this year is $157,039 (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate this year of $0.68872 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $1,081.56 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.68975 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $1,083.18 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views. Publish in August 9, 2013 Denton Record Chronicle N�TICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET The City Council for the City of Denton, Texas, will hold a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Annual Program of Services (Budget), on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 215 East McKinney Street in Denton, Texas, 76201. The meeting will be held for the purpose of receiving community input on the Budget. THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY AN AMOUNT 4F $1,810,682, WHICH IS A 3.91 PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THE - PROPERTY TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR IS $1,202,783. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and express their views.