HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 24-055ORDINANCE NO.24-055
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL
FOR T14E CITY OF BEAUMONT; ESTABLISHING A TAX RATE; PROVIDING
FOR LEVYING, ASSESSING, AND COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR
THE TAX YEAR 2024 (FY2025); 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 22, 2024, to be
$10,987,681,470.00; 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 $0.659 per each
$100.00 of value for the tax year 2024 (FY2025) 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 2.4
PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON
A $100,000.00 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $8.00;
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 $10,987,68 1 ;470.00 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 2024 (FY2025), 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 here in after set forth
as follows:
General Fund $0.487643/$100
Debt Service Fund $0.172020/$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 in validity 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 here with 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 551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of
September, 2024.
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