ORDER NO. 31004
ADOPTION OF 2008 TAX RATE
Came to be heard this the 22nd day of September, 2008, with a motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner Oehler. The Court unanimously
approved by a vote of 4-0-0 to:
Set a meeting for adoption of the 2008 Kerr County Tax Rate for Monday, September 29,
2008 at 9:00 a.m.
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Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Titie 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday prior to the meeting.
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All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate
information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court
Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court, Court Order No. 25722.
Notice of Tax Revenue Increase
After the public hearings and before the meeting scheduled for the vote, the governing
body must publish a second quarter-page notice titled Notice of Tax Revenue Increase.
This notice must meet the same requirements as the first:
• At least aquarter-page of a standard newspaper;
• Headline in 24-point type or larger;
• General circulation newspaper published at least once a week for 12 months
before the date of the notice;
• Placed in a newspaper section other than the classified ads or legal notices; and
• Strictly follow the wording set out in Tax Code Section 26.06(d).
Content of the notice. New for 2008, this notice, in addition to stating the percentage by
which the proposed tax rate exceeds the lower of the rollback or effective tax rate, the
dates of the two public hearings, and the date, time and location, including mailing
address, where the governing body is scheduled to vote on the tax rate, contains revenue
comparisons. First, the taxing unit states last year's total tax rate and the revenue raised
last year from that tax rate. The unit then states the total proposed tax rate for this year
and the total proposed tax revenue excluding revenue from new property added to the tax
roll in 2008. Just below this amount, the unit states the total proposed tax rate for 2008
and the total proposed tax revenue including tax revenue from new property added to the
roll this year.
The unit's governing body must meet to vote on the tax rate no fewer than three (3) days
and no more than 14 days after the second public hearing. This meeting to vote must take
place in a public building inside the unit's boundaries. The unit must follow the Open
Meetings Act when announcing the meeting.
The Comptroller's Model Form 50-198 contains the statutory language for this notice in
Appendix 11.
Web site and TV. Like the Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase, the law requires
additional electronic postings for this notice if the taxing unit owns, operates or controls a
Web site or has free access to a television channel (see prior page for Web and television
requirements). The unit must run the electronic postings at least seven days immediately
before the date of the vote on the proposed tax rate.