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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 98-57 ORDINANCE NO. W— ,5-7 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE TAX ROLL FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; ESTABLISHING A TAX RATE; PROVIDING FOR LEVYING, ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 1998; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Appraisal District has furnished to the City of Beaumont the certified tax roll for the City of Beaumont for the tax year 1998; and, WHEREAS, the net taxable assessed value of all property within the City has been determined by the Jefferson County Appraisal District as of July 23, 1998 to be $3,660,562,963.00; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the tax roll submitted by the Jefferson County Appraisal District should be accepted and that a tax rate in the amount of$0.635 per each $100 of value for the tax year 1998 should be established based upon said roll; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. That the tax roll submitted to the City Council by the Jefferson County Appraisal District, a summary of which is attached as Exhibit "A", and showing the total net taxable assessed value of all property within the City to be $3,660,562,963.00 is hereby approved and accepted by the City of Beaumont. Section 2. That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected for the tax year 1998, for municipal purposes only, an ad valorem tax of $0.635 on each $100 worth of property located within the city limits of the City of Beaumont made taxable by law, which said taxes, when collected, shall be for the purposes hereinafter set forth as follows: General Fund $0.36 For the purpose of paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the entire bonded indebtedness of the City of Beaumont $0.275 Section 3. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 4L day of �� .� , 1998 (:ILL � - Mayor - .1 U L 2 4 1998 STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF JEFFERSON ) CERTIFICATION OF 1998 APPRAISAL ROLL FOR City of Beaumont I, Roland R. Bieber, Chief Appraiser for the Jefferson County Appraisal District, solemnly swear that the attached is that portion of the approved Appraisal Roll of the Jefferson County Appraisal District which lists property taxable by and constitutes the appraisal roll for City of Beaumont. July 23, 1998 Date oland R. Bieber, RPA Chief Appraiser Jefferson County Appraisal District 1998 APPRAISAL ROLL INFORMATION 1998 Gross Value $4,046,283,494 1998 Market Value $3,856,846,050 1998 Gross Taxable Value $3,831,622,810 Total Number of Accounts 61,017 # of Accounts with Homestead Exemption 23,974 # of Accounts with Over-65 Exemption 8,595 # of Accounts with Disabled Exemption 925 - # of Accounts with Veterans Exemption 603 # of Agriculture-Use Accounts 185 # of Exempt Accounts 3,191 1998 Taxable Value $3,660,562,963 RECEIVED BY: DATE: EXHIBIT "A"