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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-1584RESOLUTION NO.20- 1584 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS PLACING A PROPOSAL ON THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA TO ADOPT A 2020 TAX RATE THAT WILL NOT EXCEED THE LOWER OF THE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE OR THE VOTER- APPROVAL TAX RATE: CALLING A PUBLIC MEETING ON A TAX RATE TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15. 2020, AND CALLING A BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 ANNUAL PROGRAM OF SERVICES OF THE CITY OF DENTON TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020; REQUIRING PUBLICATION OF NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW; REQUIRING THE POSTING OF THE NOTICES OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARING 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 2020-21 Annual Program of Services (“Budget“) for the City of Denton, Texas; and WHEREAS, in order to adopt the Budget, the City Council must 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 $0.615454 per $100 valuation, which will not exceed the lower of the no-new-revenue tax rate or voter- approval tax rate, in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 140 and Tax Code Chapter 26, as applicable; 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 2020 tax year of $0.615454 per $100 valuation that will not exceed the lower of the no-new-revenue tax rate or the voter-approval tax rate. SECTION 3. The City Council hereby approves the placement of an item on the September 22, 2020 City Council public meeting agenda to vote on a proposed tax rate of $0.615454 per $100 valuation that will not exceed the lower of the no-new-revenue rate or the voter approval 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 Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate, 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 Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate 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 applicable law. SECTION 4. The City Council hereby calls a public meeting on the proposed tax rate to be held at City Hall located at 215 East McKinney Street in Denton, Texas 76201 on September 15, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 precautions, members of the public will not be able to attend the public hearing in-person, but can participate virtually through the City’s website. The public meeting will not be held until after notice of the public meeting has been published in the Denton Record-Chronicle , a newspaper having general circulation within the City, in the form of the attached Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate, 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 applicable law. The City Manager or his designee is directed to post the attached Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate 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 meeting at the times and for the periods and in accordance with the requirements of applicable law. At the public meeting, the City Council will afford adequate opportunity for both proponents and opponents of the proposed tax rate to present their views by submitting a virtual white card beginning Friday, September 11, or calling (940) 349-7800 the day of the meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. pursuant to the process outlined at https ://www .cityofdenton.com/en-us/government/open/agendas-minutes. SECTION 5. The City Council hereby calls a public hearing on the proposed Budget to be held at City Hall located at 215 East McKinney Street in Denton, Texas 76201 on September 15, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 precautions, members of the public will not be able to attend the public hearing in-person, but can participate virtually through the City’s website. 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 Budget, which is made a part of this Resolution for all purposes. This notice shall be published not earlier than the 30th or later than the 10th day before the date of the public hearing. The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby directed to publish said notice 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. The City Manager, or his designee, is directed to post the attached Notice of Public Hearing on Budget 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 applicable law. At the public hearing, the City Council will afford adequate opportunity for both proponents and opponents of the proposed budget to present their views by submitting a virtual white card beginning Friday, September 11, or calling (940) 349-7800 the day of the meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. pursuant to the process outlined at https://www .cityofdenton.com/en-us/government/open/agendas-minutes. 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 18th day of August, 2020, at which meeting a quorum was present and the meeting was held in accordance with the provisions of Tex. Gov’t Code §551.001, er seq. The City Secretary is hereby directed to record this Resolution and the vote on the proposal to place the item for adoption of a 2020 tax rate on the September 22, 2020 City Council agenda. The motion to approve this Resolution was made by 3-'esse > and seconded by De\2 Q<fn",r\ n( . The Resolution was passed and approved by the following vote [J - O ]: Page 2 Aye ,./ Nay Abstain Absent b 1111 D Y Y al LDs IYI ay U 1 s Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 : Keely G. Briggs, District 2: Jesse Davis, District 3 : John Ryan, District 4: Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 : / Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: / PASSED AND APPROVED this the \ IIb day Z £ vr ,/, 2020 ATTEST: ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY z:al .a CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR H'.LK„1.„#By: V TNT-883 05-20 Statements required in notice if the proposed tax rate does not exceed the tower of the no-new-revenue tax rate or the voter-approval tax rate. as prescribed by Tax Code 526. 061 NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE A tax rate of $0.615454 per $ 100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of CITY OF DENTON . PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.615454 per 8100 $0.616399 per $ 100 $0.635860 per $ 100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2020 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for CITY OF DENTON from the same properties in both the 2019 tax year and the 2020 tax year. The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that CITY OF DENTON may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate The proposed tax rate is not greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate, This means that CITY OF DENTON is not proposing to increase property taxes for the 2020 tax year. A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at 215 E. McKinney Street Denton, TX 76201. A PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at 215 E. McKinney Street Denton, TX 76201 The proposed tax rate is also not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, CITY OF DENTON is not required to hold an election to seek voter approval of the rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting Denton City Council of CITY OF DENTON at their offices or by attending the public meetings mentioned above. Due to COVID- 19 precautions, members of the public will not be able to attend the meetings mentioned above in-person. Members of the public will be able to participate in the meetings by calling (940) 349-7800 the day of the meetings beginning at 6:00 p.m. or by submitting a virtual white card pursuant to the process outlined at https://www.cityofdenton.com/en-us/government/open/agendas-minutes YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount = ( tax rate ) x ( taxable value of your property ) / 100 fList names of all members of the governing body below, showing how each voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase or, if one or more were absent, indicating bsences,) FOR the proposal AGAINST the proposal: PRESENT and not voting ABSENT: TNT-883 05-20 The 86th Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF DENTON last year to the taxes proposed to the be imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF DENTON this year. 2019 2020 Change Total tax rate (per $100 of value) $0.590454 $0.615454 4% increase Average homestead taxable value $248,909 $257,549 3% increase Tax on average homestead S 1 ,470 $1 ,585 8% increase Total tax levy on all properties $67,757,230 $66,798,689 For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for CITY OF DENTON at 940-349-3500 or tnt@dentoncounty.com, or visit tax.dentoncounty.com. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET The City Council for the City of Denton, Texas, will hold a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2020- 21 Annual Program of Services (“Budget“), on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. 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 TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET BY $5,820,578 OR 7.770/, AND OF THAT AMOUNT $3,036,027 1S TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR. Due to COVID- 19 precautions, members of the public will not be able to attend the public hearing in-person. Members of the public will be able to participate in the public hearing by submitting a virtual white card beginning Friday, September 11, or calling (940) 349-7800 the day of the meeting beginning at 6: 00 p.m. pursuant to the process outlined at https://www.cityofdenton.com/en-us/government/open/agendas-minutes .