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Notice of Tax Increase
It's budget season again for most governments (except school districts) in Texas. With the new budgets, come new taxes.
Setting local taxes is a process that is highly regulated by state law. Most of the rules can be found in the Tax Code Section 26
Section § 26.06(b) requires two public hearings and specifies the form of the notice of those hearings.
Section § 26.06(d) states that, "If the taxing unit operates an Internet website, the notice must be posted on the website from the date the notice is first published until the second public hearing is concluded."
As is usual, when the Texas Legislature tries to make something easy to understand, it generally achieves the exact opposite of its intent.
The public notices describe a Tax Increase as a growth in total taxes collected for the year. When the area is growing, some, most or all of that increase in tax dollars may come from new properties, even when the tax rate has been cut.
Property valuations may also increase or decrease the tax revenue a government can collect.
Your tax rate could go down, but because your valuation increased, your tax bill would rise anyway. This is common in fast growing Collin County.
Therefore many of the citizens covered under these Notices of Tax Increase will not see a tax increase. For example, Collin County cut it's tax rate and granted a 5% homestead exemption. Therefore very few county taxpayers will see a larger county tax bill in 2009.
Wylie citizens will, no matter their valuation, see a substantial hike in city taxes due to the large rate increase that is proposed.
I encourage you to look at your city's website for more information, to ask your city council questions and to attend the public hearings. Government needs constant reminders that the money they spend is really yours. Remind them.
Bill
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Local Notices of Tax Increase published on the internet:
Collin County
The County of Collin, Texas, 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 2.1 percent.
The first public hearing will be held on August 26, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom located at the Collin County Government Center, 210 S.McDonald St., Suite 626, McKinney, Texas, 75069.
The second public hearing will be held on September 2, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. in the Central Jury Room of the Collin County Courthouse, 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, Texas, 75071.
City of Allen
The City of Allen 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 2.87 percent(percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on August 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas 75013.
The second public hearing will be held on August 26, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas 75013.
City of Anna
The City of Anna 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 3.08 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on August 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, Anna, Texas 75409.
The second public hearing will be held on September 9, 2008 at 7:30 PM at Anna City Hall Administration Building, 111 N. Powell Parkway, Anna, Texas 75409.
Town of Fairview
The Town of Fairview will conduct a public hearing on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the Town of Fairview from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by 18.88 percent on September 24, 2007 at 6:00 PM.
The Fairview Town Council is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on September 27, 2007, at 6:30 PM At Town of Fairview, Town Hall, 500 S. Hwy 5, Fairview, Texas 75069.
City of Frisco
The City of Frisco 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 2.41 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on August 25, 2008 at 6:00 PM at Vivian McCallum Room, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., Frisco, Texas 75034.
The second public hearing will be held on September 2, 2008 at 6:30 PM at Council Chambers, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., Frisco, Texas 75034.
City of McKinney
The City of McKinney 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 4.12 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26,Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on August 19,2008 at 6:30 PM at McKinney? City Council Chambers, 222 N. Tennessee Street, McKinney, Texas 75069.
The second public hearing will be held on September 2,2008 at 6:30 PM at McKinney? City Council Chambers, 222 N. Tennessee Street, McKinney, Texas75069.
City of Murphy
The City of Murphy 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 14.03 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on Monday, August 18, 2008 at 6:00 PM at City of Murphy – Council Chambers, 206 N. Murphy Road, Murphy, Texas 75094.
The second public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:00 PM at City of Murphy – Council Chambers, 206 N. Murphy Road, Murphy, Texas 75094.
City of Plano
The City of Plano, Texas 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 5.20 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. at the Municipal Center Council Chamber, 1520 Ave. K, Plano, Texas.
The second public hearing will be held on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Center Council Chamber, 1520 Ave. K, Plano, Texas.
City of Richardson
The City of Richardson 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 2.00 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on August 18, 2008 at 7:30 PM at 411 W. Arapaho Road, Council Chamber, Richardson, Texas 75080.
The second public hearing will be held on August 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM at 411 W. Arapaho Road, Council Chamber, Richardson, Texas 75080.
City of Royse City
The City Council of the City of Royse City will hold Public Hearings concerning the Tax Rate on August 27, 2007 at 6:30 PM and August September 4, 2007 at 6:30 PM at Court/Council Chambers, 100 W. Main St., Royse City, Texas.
City of Sachse
The City of Sachse 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 14.43 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be August 25, 2008; the second public hearing will be September 2, 2008 at City Hall, 5560 Highway 78.
City of Wylie
The City of Wylie 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 25.39 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).
The first public hearing will be held on August 21, 2008 at 6:00 PM at Wylie Municipal Complex, 2000 Hwy 78 N., Wylie, Texas 75098.
The second public hearing will be held on August 26, 2008 at 6:00 PM at Wylie Municipal Complex, 2000 Hwy 78 N., Wylie, Texas 75098.
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City Of Anna
Dear City of Anna:
I am writing to express my view regarding our water meter digital reading, because The City of Anna has a Government Loan/Funding. The Greater Texoma Utility Authority It’s to my understanding, all records must be kept, while an Independent Auditor does Anna’s yearly Audit.
I have notice water leaks through our neighborhood during the summer of 2007/2008
However, I feel The City of Anna, has tamper with my meter readings. I don’t feel I have used 187000 gallons of water on my current new meter, installed in December 2007 while my previous meter started at, 50,000 gallons, on a brand new home. December 6th 2006 Both of these meter have two deferent serial numbers.
The City of Anna continues to over bill some of their residents, while inflating resident water usage, on paper. However cannot or will not supply resident with actual digital reading (AMR) . If the city isn’t reading the resident meters on 15th of each month, if the meters are being read from the 20th to the 29th of the month. Anna’s residents see their billed dated 15th to 15th this will cause incorrect amount of usage. Compared actual water usage consumption
Thank you for your prompt response to my request. I feel certain that the concerns involved make it a top priority for the city’s use of our tax dollars.
Sincerely,
Anna Resident
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