2022-08-29 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA-FIRST BUDGET DISCUSSION s
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING: FIRST BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING AND BUDGET
DISCUSSION #3
AGENDA
AUGUST 29, 2022 6:30 P.M.
PEARLAND CITY HALL ICOUNCIL CHAMBERS 13519 LIBERTY DRIVE
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM
Mayor J. Kevin Cole, Mayor Pro-Tern Tony Carbone, Councilmembers Joseph
Koza, Alex Kamkar, Adrian Hernandez, Layni Cade, Jeffrey Barry, and Woody
Owens.
III. CITIZEN COMMENTS
In order to hear all citizen comments at a reasonable hour, the City Council requests
that speakers respect the three-minute time limit for individual comments and the five-
minute time limit for an individual speaking on behalf of a group. This is not a
question-answer session, however, it is an opportunity to voice your thoughts with City
Council.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
1. Public Hearing on FY23 Proposed City Property Tax Rate
Tax Rate Public Hearing AIR-22-436-Pdf
2. Public Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget
Public Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget AIR-22-434- Pdf
3. Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Discussion #3
Budget Discussion#3 AIR-22-432- Pdf
V. ADJOURNMENT
If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special
arrangements at the meeting, please contact the City Secretary at 281.652.1840 or by e-mail at
citysecretary@pearlandtx.gov. Requests for special services must be received Forty-eight (48)
hours prior to the meeting time. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your
needs.
City Council First Public Tax Hearing & Budget Discussion #3 - Aug 29 2022
I, Frances Aguilar, City Secretary, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on
the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all
times, and to the City's website, https://www.peariandtx.gov/, in compliance with Chapter 551,
Texas Government Code. This said Notice of the City of Pearland City Council Special Meeting:
First Budget Public Hearing and Budget Discussion #3 for August 29, 2022, was posted at City
Hall, 3519 Liberty Dr., Pearland, Texas 77581 on August 26, 2022, by 5:00 p.m. and remained
so posted continuously for at least 72 hours proceeding the scheduled time of the said meeting.
Frances Aguilar
City Secretary
City Council First Public Tax Hearing & Budget Discussion #3 - Aug 29 2022
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of$0 628765 per$100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of CITY OF
PEARLAND
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0 628765 per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0 543044 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.633611 per$100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2022 tax year that will raise the same amount of property
tax revenue for CITY OF PEARLAND from the same properties in both the 2021 tax year and the 2022 tax
year
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that CITY OF PEARLAND may adopt without holding an
election to seek voter approval of the rate
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate This means that CITY OF PEARLAND is
proposing to increase property taxes for the 2022 tax year
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 29, 2022 AT 6 30
PM AT the City Hall Council Chambers, 3519 Liberty Dr, Pearland, Texas 77581.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate As a result, CITY OF PEARLAND is
not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate However, you
may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the City
Council of CITY OF PEARLAND at their offices or by attending the public hearing 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: Tony Carbone Joseph Koza
Alex Kamkar Adrian Hernandez
Layni Cade Jeffrey Barry
Woody Owens
AGAINST the proposal.
PRESENT and not voting.Mayor Kevin Cole
ABSENT:
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily
access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and
scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property
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
PEARLAND last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF
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PEARLAND this year
2021 2022 Change
Total tax rate (per $0 701416 $0 628765 decrease of-0 072651, or
$100 of value) -10 36%
Average homestead $281,753 $299,794 increase of 18,041, or
taxable value 6.40%
Tax on average $1,976.26 $1,885.00 decrease of-91.26, or
homestead -4 62%
Total tax levy on all $59,169,396 $69,616,955 increase of 10,447,559, or
properties 17 66%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for CITY OF PEARLAND at 979-864-
1320 or taxoffice@brazoria-county corn, or visit https.//www brazoriacountytx.gov/departments/tax-office
for more information.
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