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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3924 ORDINANCE NO. 3924 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, 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 25, 2025, and September 8, 2025; and WHEREAS, after a full and final consideration, the City Council, being of the opinion that the tax rate should be approved and adopted, approved Ordinance No. 3924 on September 8, 2025, levying and assessing the ad valorem tax rate for the tax year 2025 for the City in accordance with the adopted fiscal year 2026 budget as required by state law; and WHEREAS, as originally adopted, this Ordinance omitted certain language required to be included by State law when the maintenance and operations portion of the tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance is amended to include the required language in Section 4 of this Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 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 2025 for the general use and support of the Municipal Government of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas a total ad Ordinance No.3924 Page 1 of 3 valorem tax of Forty-Nine Point Seventy-Eight, Forty-One Cents ($0.497841) 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 ratio shall be One Hundred percent (100%). SECTION 2. The taxes collected shall be apportioned for the use as follows: (a) For maintenance and operations levied on the $100.00 valuation; $0.346946; and (b) For interest and sinking levied on the $100.00 valuation; $0.150895. 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$0.346946 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 $0.346946 exceeds the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate of$0.339949, therefore: THIS TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 2.058 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $7.00. 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. Ordinance No.3924 Page 2 of 3 PASSED AND APPROVED on the 8th day of September, 2025. AMENDED on this 22nd day of September, 2025. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS 009,®o ACHLea,®pso, "�`�• . ..76IA McCarty, Mayor ATTEST: oct- ,y tAtAL:.( a.4//erku04,7---rh • Alicia Richardson ,r�'• •` � � City Secretary/Chief Governan6e ffi ,er 5�;;• PS9{I OAg92TD APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Bradley . Anderle, City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Chase Fosse, Dir ce for of Budget & Research Ordinance No.3924 Page 3 of 3 ORDINANCE NO. 3924 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, 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 25, 2025, and September 8, 2025; 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 2026 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 2025 for the general use and support of the Municipal Government of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas a total ad valorem tax of Forty-Nine Point Seventy-Eight, Forty-One Cents ($0.497841) 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 ratio shall be One Hundred percent (100%). SECTION 2. The taxes collected shall be apportioned for the use as follows: Ordinance No.3924 Page 1 of 3 (a) For maintenance and operations levied on the $100.00 valuation; $0.346946; and (b) For interest and sinking levied on the $100.00 valuation; $0.150895. • 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$0.346946 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. 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 5. 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 8th day of September, 2025. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS J ck McCarty, Mayor ATTEST: ®\twL ®®® tr, cn: Alicia Richardson ®o ° City Secretary/Chief r°raance Ec -a ©w® . . o • 88®y98A®®o Ordinance No.3924 Page 2 of 3 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Bradley A. nderle, City Attorney APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: a Chase Fosse, Director of Budget & Research Ordinance No.3924 Page 3 of 3