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PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
This is the Public Hearing to consider the tax revenue increase. This public hearing will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the Webb County Courthouse, Second Floor, 1000 Houston St., Laredo, TX, 78040. You have the right and are encouraged to attend the hearing and make comments if you wish.PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1000 HOUSTON STREET, 2ND FLOOR LAREDO, TEXAS 78040 MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m. |
1. | Roll Call by Honorable Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, Webb County Clerk | |||||
2. | Open Public Hearing on Tax Increase (pursuant to Chapter 26, Tax Code as amended by Senate Bill 2) by the Honorable Tano E. Tijerina, Webb County Judge. | |||||
3. | PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE. Public Hearing of proposed tax rate of $0.410000 per $100 value for Tax Year 2021. This rate raises $87,824,956.00, which is $5,623,778.00 or 6.84% more in revenues than raised by taxes imposed last year. The tax rate will provide revenue for the General Fund and Debt Service. The rate includes $0.351445 per $100 value for General Fund Maintenance and Operation; $0.039169 per $100 value for General Fund – Debt Service Bonds; $0.018284 for Road & Bridge Fund M&O; $0.001102 for Road & Bridge – Debt Service – Bonds. | |||||
4. | The Webb County Commissioners Court is scheduled to vote on the tax rate on August 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the Webb County Courthouse located at 1000 Houston Street, 2nd Floor, Laredo, Texas 78040. As per the Property Tax Code, Section 26.061 (d) (Effective January 1, 2020) the governing body may vote on the proposed tax rate at the public hearing. If the governing body does not vote on the proposed tax rate at the public hearing, the governing body shall announce at the public hearing the date, time, and place of the meeting at which it will vote on the proposed tax rate. |
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5. | Close Public Hearing | |||||
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The Webb County Commissioners Court hereby reserves the right to go into closed session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the County Attorney or other legal counsel for the County, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item. |
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DATED THIS ____ DAY OF AUGUST, 2021 By: ______________________________ Melinda Mata Court Administrator |
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CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND POSTING
I, the undersigned, County Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the Webb County Commissioners Court, is a true and correct copy of said notice, and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at the Courthouse door of Webb County, Texas, at a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the ____ day of August, 2021 and said notice remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. DATED THIS ____ DAY OF AUGUST, 2021 MARGIE RAMIREZ IBARRA, COUNTY CLERK, WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS BY: ______________________________________________ Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, County Clerk |