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Home My WebLink AboutO-2021-3846 Levying taxes upon taxable property located within and subject to taxation in the City of La PorteORDINANCE NO. 2021-3846 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AND SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF SAID CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING THAT ALL REQUIRED NOTICES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AND ALL REQUIRED HEARINGS HELD; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE Section 1. That there is hereby levied for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022, on all real property situated and all personal property owned within the taxable limits of the said City of La Porte, on the first day of January 2021, except so much as may be exempt under the constitution and laws of the United States, this State, and the City of La Porte, the following taxes: (1) An Ad Valorem Tax of and at the rate of sixty-one and four tenths cents ($.614) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) cash value thereof, .estimated in lawful currency of the United States for the current expenses for the support, maintenance, and improvement of the City Government of said City of LaPorte; and (2) An Ad Valorem Tax of and at the rate of nine and six tenths cents ($.096) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) cash value thereof, estimated in lawful currency of the United States, to pay current interest on and provide one year's sinking fund and to pay all of the Principal and Interest accruing on all outstanding general obligation bonds and certificates of obligation lawfully issued by the City of LaPorte. That this provides the sum of total. Ad Valorem tax at the rate of seventy-one cents ($.71) on the one hundred dollars ($100A0) cash value thereof, estimated in lawful currency of the United States. Section 2. All property upon which a rate of taxation is hereinabove levied shall be assessed on a ratio of one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated market value thereof. Section 3. That the sums hereinafter accruing and collected from the hereinabove taxes so levied be and the same are hereby appropriated for the support, maintenance, and improvement of the City Government of the City of La Porte. Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that all notices required by law have been published, and that a public hearing as required by law was duly called and held, and that all matters prerequisite to the establishment and levy of an ad valorem tax have been accomplished, all as required by the laws of the State of Texas, and the Home Rule Charter of the City of LaPorte. Section S. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall,, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect tile remaining portions of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the thct that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof", may be declared invalid. Section 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repeated to the extent ol'such conflict only. Section 7., The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Flall of the City for the tirne required by law preceding this ineeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required. Section 8. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 27'11 day of September, 2021. LA PQ CITY OF R 'E, TEXAS Louis o is R/Rikby, Ntayo)- APPROVED AS'ro FORM: Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE M a ff-A-W, W4 A tax rate of $0.710 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of La Porte. PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.710 per $100 NO -NEW -REVENUE TAX RATE $0.774 per $100 VOTER -APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.789 per $100 The no -new -revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2021 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of La Porte from the same properties in both the 2020 tax year and the 2021 tax year. The voter -approval rate is the highest tax rate that City of La Porte 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 La Porte is not proposing to increase property taxes for the 2021 tax year. A PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 27, 2021 AT 6:00 pm AT 604 W Fairmont Parkway, City Council Chambers, La Porte, Texas 77571. The proposed tax rate is also not greater than the voter -approval tax rate. As a result, City of La Porte 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 the members of the City of La Porte City Council of City of La Porte at their offices or by attending the public meeting mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100 FOR the proposal: Mayor Rigby, Councilmember Lunsford, Councilmember MoCaulley, Councilmember Williams, Councilmember Engelken, Councilmember Bentley, Councilmember Martin, Councilmember MoLarrin. AGAINST the proposal: none PRESENT and not voting: none ABSENT: Councilmember Garza The 86th Texas 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 La Porte last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of La Porte this year. 2020 2021 Change Total tax rate $0.710 $0.710 increase of $0.000, (per $100 of or 0.00% value) Average homestead $130, 059 $141,330 increase of $11,271, taxable value or 8.67% Tax on average $923.42 $1,003.44 increase of $80.02, homestead or 8.67% Total tax levy on $30,641,157 $28,582,391 decrease of all properties 2,058,766, or -6.72% For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of La Porte at 281-420-4845 or sepiggot@gccisd.net, or visit https://harris.trueprodigy- taxtransparency.com for more information.