The City of Schertz 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 4.48 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 August 25, 2009 at 6:30 PM at Council Chambers, City Hall, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building #4, Schertz, Texas. The second public hearing will be held on September 1, 2009 at 6:30 PM at Council Chambers, City Hall, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building #4, Schertz, Texas.
The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
FOR: Jim Fowler John Trayhan Tony Wilenchik
AGAINST: David Scagliola
PRESENT and not
voting:
ABSENT: Michael Carpenter
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in City of Schertz last year as $148,080. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.4090 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $605.65.
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in City of Schertz this year is $156,130. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.4156 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $648.88
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.4342 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $677.92.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views. |
