HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3530 ORDINANCE NO. 3530
AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE TAX RATE; LEVYING AND
ASSESSING GENERAL AND SPECIAL AD VALOREM TAXES
FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS; APPORTIONING THE LEVIES FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas
Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of North Richland Hills submitted a tax rate
proposal to the City Council prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, and in
said tax rate proposal set forth the estimated necessary tax rate required
to provide adequate revenues for the general use and support of the
Municipal Government of the City of North Richland Hills; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all provisions pertaining to the adoption of an ad
valorem tax rate have been in all things complied with; and
WHEREAS, Public Hearings were held by the City Council for the City of North
Richland Hills on August 27, 2018 and September 5, 2018; and
WHEREAS, after a full and final consideration, the City Council is of the opinion that
the tax rate should be approved and adopted; and
WHEREAS, the taxes have been levied in accordance with the adopted fiscal year
2019 budget as required by state law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. There shall be and there is hereby levied and assessed and there shall be
collected for the tax year 2018 for the general use and support of the
Municipal Government of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas a total ad
valorem tax of Fifty-Eight and One-Half Cents ($0.585) on each One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of valuation of property — real and personal —
within the corporate limits of City of North Richland Hills, Texas, subject to
taxation. The assessment ration shall be One Hundred percent (100%).
SECTION 2. The taxes collected shall be apportioned for the use as follows:
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(a) For maintenance and operations levied on the $100.00 valuation;
$0.327088; and
(b) For interest and sinking levied on the $100.00 valuation;
$0.257912.
All monies collected and hereby apportioned and set apart for the specific
purposes indicated and the funds shall be accounted for in such a manner
as to readily show balances at any time.
SECTION 3. That the tax rate for maintenance and operations of $0.327088 will impose
an amount of taxes that exceeds the amount of taxes imposed for that
purpose in the preceding year, therefore:
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S
TAX RATE.
SECTION 4. That the maintenance and operations tax rate of $0.327088 exceeds the
effective maintenance and operations rate of$0.307218, therefore:
THIS TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 6.47
PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY
APPROXIMATELY $19.87.
SECTION 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance
are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section
of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment
or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have
been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
as provided by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 10th day of September, 2018.
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Alicia Richardson, Ci ecreta .,..
APPROVED AS TO FORM ANb'LEGALITY:
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Robert Myers, udget & Research Director
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