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On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 6:30 PM, the La Feria City Commission will hold a public hearing regarding consideration of the following items: (1) Re-Zoning of the following properties which were annexed into the City of La Feria in December, 2013 from R-1, Single Family Residential to C-2, General Commercial: CCAD Property ID 389300, Lot 1, Blk 1, Longoria Commercial Subdivision, 2.310 acres CCAD Property ID 389301, Lot 2, Blk 1, Longoria Commercial Subdivision, 2.310 acres CCAD Property ID 389302, Lot 3, Blk 1, Longoria Commercial Subdivision, 2.310 acres CCAD Property ID 179089, Lot 2, Homesteaders Too Subdivision, 2.3150 acres CCAD Property ID 179088, Lot 1, Homesteaders Too Subdivision, 2.2540 acres Re-Zoning of the following properties which were annexed into the City of La Feria in December 2013 from R-1, Single Family Residential to I- Industrial District: CCAD Property ID 176672, Bixby & Bixby, 6.72 acres of Railroad Property S of Lots 14 & 15 CCAD Property ID 176673, Bixby & Bixby 6.471 acres of Railroad Property S. of Rainbow Acres Subdivision. The public hearing will be held at 6:30 PM. in the City Commission Meeting Room, 115 E. Commercial Ave., La Feria, TX. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing to voice their opinion. Interested persons may also submit written testimony to: City of La Feria Attn: Planning Department 115 E. Commercial Ave. La Feria, TX 78559-5002 Persons with disabilities or who require auxiliary aids or services to participate in this hearing should contact the City Secretary two days before the hearing so that appropriate arrangements can be made. To request additional information, please contact Paula M. Rodriguez, City of La Feria Planning and Community Development Director at (956) 797-2261.
Property Tax
Form 50-777
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS PROPOSED TAX RATE Santa Maria Independent School District The _______________________________________________________________________________ (name of school district)
6:00 pm, September 29, 2016 will hold a public meeting at ____________________________________________________________ (time, date, year)
Administrative Offices, 11119 Military Drive in _________________________________________________________________________________ (name of room, building, physical location)
Santa Maria, TX ___________________________________________________________________________________ . (city, state)
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district’s tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation in the discussion is invited. The school district has elected to adopt a tax rate before receiving the certified appraisal roll from the chief appraiser(s) of the appraisal district(s) and before adopting a budget. In accordance with Tax Code Section 26.05(g), the chief appraiser(s) of the appraisal district(s) in which the school district participates has (have) certified to the assessor for the school district an estimate of the taxable value of property in the school district as provided by Tax Code Section 26.01(e). In accordance with Education Code Section 44.004(j), following adoption of the tax rate, the school district will publish notice and hold another public meeting before the school district adopts a budget. The tax rate that is ultimately adopted at this meeting or at a separate meeting at a later date may not exceed the proposed rate shown below unless the district publishes a revised notice containing the same information and comparisons set out below and holds another public meeting to discuss the revised notice. 1.17 $ _______________/$100 (Proposed rate for maintenance and operations)
Maintenance Tax
School Debt Service Tax 0.31 Approved by Local Voters $ _______________/$100 (Proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness)
Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value (as calculated under Tax Code Section 26.04) Preceding Tax Year
Current Tax Year*
Total appraised value** of all property
64,100,789 $ _________________
74,696,637 $ _________________
Total appraised value** of new property***
953,247 $ _________________
2,654,596 $ _________________
Total taxable value**** of all property
41,084,909 $ _________________
51,799,024 $ _________________
Total taxable value**** of new property***
884,088 $ _________________
2,560,233 $ _________________
* ** *** ****
All values identified are based on estimate(s) of taxable value received pursuant to Tax Code Section 26.01(e). “Appraised value” is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Tax Code Section 1.04(8). “New property” is defined by Tax Code Section 26.012(17). “Taxable value” is defined by Tax Code Section 1.04(10).
Bonded Indebtedness Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness*
5,103,000 $ _________________
* Outstanding principal.
The Property Tax Assistance Division at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts provides property tax information and resources for taxpayers, local taxing entities,of appraisal districts and Rates appraisal review Comparison Proposed withboards. Last Maintenance & Operations
Last Year’s Rate
Interest & Sinking Fund*
For more information, visit our website:
comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/proptax Year’s Rates Local Revenue Per Student
Total
State Revenue Per Student
50-777 • 04-16/3
1.17 .13 1.30 11,267 1,041 $_____________ $ _____________* $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________
Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & 1.16463 .57066 1.73529 1,378 11,531 Pay Debt Service $_____________ $ _____________* $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________ Proposed Rate
1.17 .31 1.48000 1,183 11,581 $_____________ $ _____________* $ _____________ $ _____________ $ _____________
* The Interest & Sinking Fund tax revenue is used to pay for bonded indebtedness on construction, equipment, or both. The bonds, and the tax rate necessary to pay those bonds, were approved by the voters of this district.
Comparison of Proposed Levy with Last Year’s Levy on Average Residence Last Year
This Year
Average Market Value of Residences
41,415 40,137 $ ______________ $ ______________
Average Taxable Value of Residences
18,791 20,281 $ ______________ $ ______________
1.48 1.30 Last Year’s Rate Versus Proposed Rate per $100 Value $ ______________ $ ______________ Taxes Due on Average Residence
300.16 $ _____244.28 _________ $ ______________
Increase (Decrease) in Taxes
55.88 $ ______________
Under state law, the dollar amount of school taxes imposed on the residence homestead of a person 65 years of age or older or of the surviving spouse of such a person, if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older when the person died, may not be increased above the amount paid in the first year after the person turned 65, regardless of changes in tax rate or property value.
Notice of Rollback Rate: The highest tax rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval at 1.48 an election is _____________________. (the school district rollback rate determined under Section 26.08, Tax Code)
This election will be automatically held if the district adopts a rate in excess of the rollback rate 1.48 of _____________________. (the school district rollback rate)
Fund Balances The following estimated balances will remain at the end of the current fiscal year and are not encumbered with or by a corresponding debt obligation, less estimated funds necessary for operating the district before receipt of the first state aid payment: Maintenance and Operations Fund Balance(s)
2,579,600 $ ______________
Interest & Sinking Fund Balance(s)
37,224 $ ______________