Title
Conduct Second Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2014-15
Summary
MEETING DATE: September 2, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Financial Services
CONTACT: Rodney Rhoades, Chief Financial Officer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
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- Conduct final public hearing on the FY2014-15 proposed tax rate.
- Announce Tax Rate Adoption Date: September 16, 2014, 6:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers
- ITEM SUMMARY:
- The proposed tax rate is $0.58300 based on 100% market ratio on each $100 of all taxable property within the City. The proposed tax rate is $0.0025 less than the current year rate of $0.58550.
- The rate for Maintenance and Operations (M&O) is $0.415437 per $100 valuation.
- The rate for Interest and Sinking Funds (I&S) is $0.167563 per $100 valuation.
- The tax rate ratio is 71% for M&O and 29% for I&S.
- The proposed tax rate exceeds the effective tax rate of $0.538235.
- The proposed tax rate will raise more taxes for M&O than last year's tax rate.
- The amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home value of $240,169 would be $1,400.
- BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
- State law requires an entity to hold two public hearings before adopting a tax rate. The tax rate adoption must be a record vote.
- On August 4, 2014, the City Council took a roll call vote on the tax rate.
- The two public hearings are on August 19, 2014 and September 2, 2014.
- The tax rate adoption date is September 16, 2014, which must be a record vote.
- FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
- Estimated tax revenues of $55,424,359 (99.5% collection rate) for FY 2014-15 are based on this tax rate.