R-13-08-15-C2 - 8/15/2013RESOLUTION NO. R -13 -08 -15 -
WHEREAS, Chapter 26 of the Property Tax Code [Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Tax
Code, Sections 26.01 et. seq.] requires taxing units to comply with truth -in -taxation laws in adopting
their tax rates, and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director has calculated the effective tax rate and the rollback rate,
submitted them to the City Council and caused them to be published in a newspaper of general
circulation.
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock's 2013 proposed tax rate exceeds the effective rate, and
WHEREAS, it is mandatory in such case for the governing body of the City of Round Rock to
vote to place the proposal to adopt the rate on the agenda of a future meeting as an action item on
which a record vote will be taken, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to set a date, time, and place for the holding of
two public hearings on the proposed property tax rate, Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the first public hearing on the 2013 proposed property tax rate be held on the 5th day of
September, 2013, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. at 221 E. Main Street, Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas,
and the second public hearing on the 2013 proposed property tax rate be held on the 12th day of
September, 2013 at 7:00 o'clock p.m. at 221 E. Main Street, Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas.
That the ordinance to adopt the 2013 proposed property tax rate be placed on the agenda of the
September 12, 2013 meeting of the Round Rock City Council as an action item on which a record vote
of the first reading will be taken and recorded.
That the ordinance to adopt the 2013 proposed property tax rate be placed on the agenda of the
September 26, 2013 meeting of the Round Rock City Council as an action item on which a record vote
of the second reading and final adoption will be taken and recorded.
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That the City Council hereby approves the form of the attached Notice of Public Hearings on
Tax Increase, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all purposes, and directs the
City Clerk to publish same in accordance with the provisions of Section 26.06 of the Texas Tax Code.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter
hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 15th day of August, 2013.
SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
EXHIBIT
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Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase
The City of Round Rock will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from
properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 2.94 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate
exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual
taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value
of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
The first public hearing will be held on September 5, 2013 at 7 p.m., at City Council Chambers.
The second public hearing will be held on September 12, 2013 at 7 p.m., at City Council Chambers.
The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
FOR:
AGAINST:
PRESENT and not voting:
ABSENT:
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in the City of Round Rock last year was $174,210 (aver-
age taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence
homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). Based on last
year's tax rate of $0.42035 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average
home was $732.29 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding
tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years
of age or older).
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in the City of Round Rock this year is $181,526 (average
taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence
homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). If the governing
body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.40749 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes
imposed this year on the average home would be $739.70 (tax on average taxable value of a residence
homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available
only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.41949 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes
imposed this year on the average home would be $761.48 (tax on the average taxable value of a residence
homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available
only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.
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