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Ord. 1630 2023-09-25ORDINANCE NO. 1630 An Ordinance adopting a tax rate of $0.6554 and 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 2023. 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 taxable year 2023 upon all property, real, personal, and mixed within the corporate limits of said City subject to taxation, a tax of $0.6554 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 $0.3325 on each $100 valuation of property, and (2)For the Interest and Sinking Fund, the sum of $0.3229. Section 2. THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE; and THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 18.8 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $37.50. Section 3. 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 Chief Financial Officer, 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 Chief Financial Officer and the City Manager, at the time of depositing of any monies, a statement showing to what fund such deposit should be made, and from what source received. All receipts for the City not specifically apportioned by this ordinance are hereby made payable to the General Fund of the City. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9B4B004F-F6BC-43DC-A994-EF092B76B63B ORDINANCE NO. 1630 2 PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 11th day of September, A.D., 2023. ________________________________ J.KEVIN COLE MAYOR ATTEST: _____________________________ FRANCES AGUILAR, TRMC, MMC CITY SECRETARY PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND and FINAL READING this the 25th day of September, A. D., 2023. ________________________________ J.KEVIN COLE MAYOR ATTEST: ____________________________ FRANCES AGUILAR, TRMC, MMC CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________ DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY DocuSign Envelope ID: 9B4B004F-F6BC-43DC-A994-EF092B76B63B 6 REPORTER NEWS, August 30, 2023 Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate The BRAZORIA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 4 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2023 on September 12, 2023 at 8:30AM at the Office of the District, 4813 W. Broadway, Pearland, Texas 77581. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners. 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. FOR the proposal: Commisioner Jeffrey H. Brennan, Commissioner Jim Mooney, Commissioner Scott Feuless AGAINST the proposal: None PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT: None The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year. Last Year This Year Total tax rate (per $100 of value) $0.138000/$100 $0.114786/$100 Adopted Proposed Difference in rates per $100 of value $-0.023214 Percentage increase/decrease in rates(+/-) -16.82% Average appraised residence homestead value $330,266 $397,055 General homestead exemptions available $66,053 $79,411 (excluding 65 years of age or older or disabled person’s exemptions) Average residence homestead taxable value $264,213 $317,644 Tax on average residence homestead $364.61 $364.61 Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-) $0.00 and percentage of increase (+/-) 0.00% NOTICE OF VOTE ON TAX RATE If the district adopts a combined debt service, operation and maintenance, and contract tax rate that would result in the taxes on the average residence homestead increasing by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the opera- tion and maintenance tax rate to the voter-approval tax rate under Section 49.23603, Water Code. 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. Published August 30 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.655400 per $100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.551675 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.714766 per $100 The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2023 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Pearland from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the 2023 tax year. The voter-approval tax 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 2023 tax year. A public hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held on September 25, 2023 at City Hall Council Chambers, 3519 Liberty Dr., Pearland, TX 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 tax rates mentioned above can be calculated as follows: Property tax amount = tax rate x taxable value of your property / 100 Voting FOR the proposal: Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Koza, Councilmember Jeffrey Barry, Councilmem- ber Layni Cade, Councilmember Tony Carbone, Councilmember Alex Kamkar, Councilmember Rushi Patel Voting AGAINST the proposal: PRESENT and NOT VOTING: Mayor Kevin Cole ABSENT: Councilmember Adrian Hernandez 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. Published August 30 Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate The BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 22 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2023 on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 3:45 P.M. at the offices of Allen Boone Hum- phries Robinson, 3200 Southwest Fwy, STE 2600, Houston, TX 77027. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners. 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. FOR the proposal: Staci Posten, Alfred Horace, Ron Wefelmeyer AGAINST the proposal: None PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT: Rufus Ziegler, Joe White The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year. Last Year This Year Total tax rate (per $100 of value) $1.15000 /$100 $1.00000 /$100 Adopted Proposed Difference in rates per $100 of value $-0.15000 /$100 Percentage increase/decrease in rates(+/-) -13.04% Average appraised residence homestead value $311,553.00 $385,999.00 General homestead exemptions available $0.00 $0.00 (excluding 65 years of age or older or disabled person’s exemptions) Average residence homestead taxable value $311,553.00 $385,999.00 Tax on average residence homestead $3,582.86 $3,859.99 Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-) $277.13 and percentage of increase (+/-) 7.73% NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ELECTION TO REDUCE TAX RATE If the district adopts a combined debt service, operation and maintenance, and contract tax rate that would result in the taxes on the average residence homestead increasing by more than 8 percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the voter-approval tax rate under Section 49.23603, Water Code. 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. Should you have any questions concerning this notice, please contact the tax office at 281-482-0216. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Property Tax Assistance Division at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts provides property tax infor- mation and resources for taxpayers, local taxing entities, appraisal districts and appraisal review boards. For more information, visit our website: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax Published August 30 Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate The BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 25 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2023 on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 9:30 A.M. at the offices of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, 3200 Southwest Fwy, STE 2600, Houston, TX 77027. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distri- bution of the tax burden among all property owners. 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. FOR the proposal: Sam Anawaty, Carl J Quezada, Jordan Cook AGAINST the proposal: None PRESENT and not voting: Rhonda Dobbs, Michael Moore ABSENT: None The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year. Last Year This Year Total tax rate (per $100 of value) $0.56500 /$100 $0.49000 /$100 Adopted Proposed Difference in rates per $100 of value $-0.07500 /$100 Percentage increase/decrease in rates(+/-) -13.27% Average appraised residence homestead value $340,094.00 $398,824.00 General homestead exemptions available $93,620.00 $126,356.00 (excluding 65 years of age or older or disabled person’s exemptions) Average residence homestead taxable value $246,474.00 $272,468.00 Tax on average residence homestead $1,392.58 $1,335.09 Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-) $-57.48 and percentage of increase (+/-) -4.13% NOTICE OF VOTE ON TAX RATE If the district adopts a combined debt service, operation and maintenance and contract tax rate that would result in the taxes on the average residence homestead increasing by more than 3.5 percent, an election must be held to determine whether to approve the operation and maintenance tax rate under Section 49.23602, Water Code. 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. Should you have any questions concerning this notice, please contact the tax office at 281-482-0216. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Property Tax Assistance Division at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts provides property tax infor- mation and resources for taxpayers, local taxing entities, appraisal districts and appraisal review boards. For more information, visit our website: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax Published August 30 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Reporter News 103 S. Friendswood Dr. Friendswood, TX 77546 State of Texas Galveston, Brazoria, and Harris Counties I hereby certify that the appended notice was published in the REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Galveston, Brazoria, and Harris Counties, for 1 issues as follow: Reference: Tax Increase Public Hearing Notice No. 1 Date: August 30 2023 No. Date: 20 No. Date: 20 3 S 11u(,e3r" , 20 . Subscribed and sworn before me this � dayof 3 Notary blic, State of Texas ZOEY SMITH MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 02/16/2027 NOTARY ID: 13420723-1