HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 23-065ORDINANCE NO, 23-065
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE
CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL FOR THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT; ESTABLISHING A TAX RATE,
PROVIDING FOR LEVYING, ASSESSING AND
COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE
TAX YEAR 2023 (FY 2024); PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, the Jefferson Central Appraisal District has furnished to the City of
Beaumont the certified appraisal roll for the City of Beaumont as of July 20, 2023 to be
$10,517,782,408.00; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the appraisal roll submitted by the
Jefferson Central Appraisal District should be accepted and that a tax rate in the
amount of $0.681 per each $100.00 of value for the tax year 2023 (FY 2024) should be
established based upon said roll; and,
WHEREAS, THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE; AND
WHEREAS, THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 14.65
PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON
A $100,000.00 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $20.00;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are
hereby, in all things, approved and adopted.
Section 2.
That the tax roll submitted to the City Council by the .Jefferson Central 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 $10,617,782,408.00 is
hereby approved and accepted by the City of Beaumont.
Section 3.
That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected for
the tax year 2023 (FY 2024), for municipal purposes only, an ad valorem tax rate of
$0.681 on each $100.00 worth of property value 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 $0.491480/$100
Debt Service Fund $0.1900051$100
Section 4.
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 5.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
55`i.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 12th day of
September, 2023.
- Mayor Roy West -