Ord. 1294 2006-09-11ORDINANCE NO. 1294
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND OF THE TAXABLE
YEAR 2006.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That there is hereby levied and there shall be collected for the use
and support of the Municipal Government of the City of Pearland, Texas, and to
provide Interest and Sinking Fund for the Year Two Thousand Six upon all property,
real, personal, and mixed within the corporate limits of said City subject to taxation, a
tax of $0.652659 on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) valuation of property, said
tax being so levied and apportioned for the specific purpose herein set forth:
(1) For the maintenance and support of the General Government (General Fund),
the sum of $0.298974 on each $ 100 valuation of property, and
(2) For the Interest and Sinking Fund, the sum of $0.353685.
Section 2. All monies collected under this ordinance for the specific items
therein named, be and the same are hereby appropriated and set apart for the specific
purpose indicated in each item and that the Assessor and Collector of Taxes, the
Director of Finance, and the City Manager shall so keep these accounts as to readily
and distinctly show the amount collected, the amounts expended, and the amount on
hand at any time belonging to such funds. It is hereby made the duty of the
Tax Assessor and Collector of Taxes and every person collecting money for the City of
Pearland to deliver to the Director of Finance and the City Manager, at the time of
depositing of any monies, a statement showing to what fund such deposit should be
ORDINANCE NO. 1294
payable to the General Fund of the City.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage on second and final reading.
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 5th day of September,
A.D., 2006.
TOM REID
MAYOR
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UNGi'ri'iG,
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PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the 11th day of
September, A. D., 2006.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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OM REID
MAYOR
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The Pearland Reporter . News
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Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
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`dice of Public Hearing on -Tax Increase:-_.. £ :.. .
The City of Pearland will hold a public hearing on a proposal to increasetotaltax revenues frompropertieson the tax roll in the
preceding tax year by 5.02 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax •
calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). 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 public hearing(s) will be held on August 28,.2006 at 6:30 PM and September 5,20,06 at 6:30 PM at City Hall Council
Chambers, 3519 Liberty Drive Pearland, Texas
The members of the goveming body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
FOR: Councilmembers Steve Saboe, Richard Tetens, Helen Beckman, Felicia Kyle, Kevin Cole
AGAINST:
PRESENT and not voting: Mayor Tom Reid
ABSENT:.
Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year's Budget
The, applicable percentage increase or decrease (or difference) in the amount budgeted in the preceding fiscal year and the
amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins during the current tax year is indicated for each of the following expenditure
,categories: •
Maintenance and operations 12.77% increase
• Debt service 25.28% increase
Total expenditures 16.13% increase
Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value
as calculated under section 26.04, Tax Code
Preceding Tax Year Current Tax Year
Total appraised value* of all property $4,197,848,740 $5,053,170,060
Total appraised value* of new property** $357,595,257 $425',988,588
Total taxable value** of all property $3,651,984,206 $4,413,424,110
Total taxable value*** of new property** $354,105,857 $423,200,548
. 'Bonded Indebtedness •
- — Total-amount-of---outstanding-and unpaid -bonded -indebtedness $186,580;000-
Tax Rates
Adopted tax rate for the preceding tax year $0:674400 per $100 in value
Proposed tax rate for the current tax year $0.660500 per $100 in value
Difference in the proposed tax rate andthe adopted tax rate for the preceding tax year $(0.013900) per $100 in value
Percentage increase or decrease in the proposed tax,rate and the adopted tax rate for (2.06)% (Decrease)
the preceding tax year
These tax rate figures are not adjusted for changes in the taxable value of property.
Comparison of Residence Homestead Values
Average appraised and taxable values on residence homesteads are compared from the preceding tax year and the current -
tax year. _- i
Preceding Tax Year Current Tax Year ;
Average residence homestead appraised value $158,919 $164,387
Homestead exemption amount for the taxing unit $0 $0
(excluding special exemptions for persons 65 years of age or older or disabled)
Average taxable value of a residence homestead $158,919, $164,387
(excluding special exemptions for persons 65 years of age or older or disabled)
Comparison of Residence Homestead Taxes
The taxes that would have been imposed in the preceding tax year on a residence homestead at the average appraised value
(excluding special exemptions for persons 65 years of age or older or disabled) are estimated to be $1,071.75. The taxes that would
beunposed in thecurrent tax year on a residence homestead appraised at the average appraised value in the current tax year
(cxeluding special exemptions for persons 65 years of age or older or disabled), if the proposed tax rate is adopted, are estimated to
be $1,085.78. The difference between the amount of taxes on the average residence homestead in the current tax year, if the
.proposed tax rate -is adopted, and theprecedingtax year would be an increase of $14.03 in taxes..-
"' "Appraised value" is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Section 1.04(8), Tax Code.
** "New property" is defined by Section 26.012(17), Tax Code.
*** "Taxable value" is defined by Section 1.04(10), Tax Code.
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 775.81
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
1 Lloyd Morrow, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was: published
:• in THE. REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Brazo i "
and Galveston Counties, for % na, Hams
.issues, as follows:
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C\c la/ lie T1-1
of Vote on Tax Rate
The City of Pearland
conducted a"public hearing on a proposal to
- increase the total tax revenues of the ,
City'of Pearland
from properties on the tax roll in the preceding
L.Jar by 5.02.percent on August 28, 2006 at 6:30 PM
and will conduct another public hearing
on September 5, 2006 at 6:30 PM.
The City Council
is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that
will result in that tax increase at a public
meeting to be held on
September 5, 2006 and September 11, 2006, at 7:30 PM
at City Hall Council Chambers,
• '3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, Texas.
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