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NOTICE <br />OF <br />2019 <br />TAX YEAR <br />PROPOSED <br />PROPERTY <br />TAX <br />RATE FOR <br />CITY OF LA <br />PORTE <br />A tax rate of $0.7100 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City <br />of La Porte. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that <br />two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate. <br />The governing body of City of La Porte proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for <br />the purpose of To maintain the services and maintenance for the City taxpayers.. <br />PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.710 per $100 <br />PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $0.710 per $100 <br />EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $0.685 per $100 <br />ROLLBACK TAX RATE $0.728 per $100 <br />The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for <br />City of La Porte from the same properties in both the 2018 tax year and the 2019 tax year. <br />The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of La Porte may adopt before voters are entitled to <br />petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate. <br />YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100 <br />For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact: <br />Charlene Piggott, RTA, CSTA <br />City of La Porte Tax Assessor -Collector <br />4544 I-10 East Frwy., Baytown, Texas 77521 <br />281-707-3701 <br />scpiggot@gccisd.net <br />www.cl.la-porte.tx.us <br />You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax <br />rate: <br />First Hearing: September 19, 2019 at 5:30 pm at 604 W. Fairmont Parkway, City Hall Council <br />