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ORDINANCE CSO#5562-09-2024

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURLESON, TEXAS, LEVYING THE AD V ALOREM PROPERTY
TAX OF THE CITY OF BURLESON, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR
2024, ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORA TE
LIMITS OF THE CITY ON JANUARY 1, 2024, AND ADOPTING A
TAX RA TE OF $0.6627 PER $100 OF VALUATION FOR 2024;
PROVIDING REVENUES FOR PAYMENT OF CURRENT
MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION EXPENSES AND
FOR PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL ON
OUTSTANDING CITY OF BURLESON DEBT; PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF COLLECTIONS; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDNG A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FINDING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BYLAW.

WHEREAS, notice of the tax rate and public hearing on the tax rate was published
on August 22, 2024, in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, in accordance with state law; and

WHEREAS, additional notices of the public hearing on the tax rate were
published on August 27, 2024 in the Fort WorthStar-Telegram and August 24, 2024, in
the Cleburne Times-Review; and

WHEREAS, notice of the tax rate and public hearing on the tax rate was posted
on the City of Burleson's Internet website and PEG channel in accordance with state law;
and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burleson (the "City") held a public
hearing on the proposed tax rate, and such public hearing was held on September 3, 2024,
prior approval of such date being hereby ratified and confirmed by the City Council, and all
those wishing to speak on the tax rate were heard; and

WHEREAS, this Ordinance sets a tax rate of $0.6627 per $100 of valuation that,
if applied to the total taxable value, will impose an amount of taxes to fund maintenance and
operation expenditures of the City that exceeds the amount of taxes imposed for that
purpose in 2023; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has studied tax rate of$0.6627 per $100 of valuation
and listened to the comments of the taxpayers at the public hearings held therefore, and has
determined that the 2024 tax rate of tax rate of $0.6627 per $100 of valuation is in the best
interest of the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BURLESON, TEXAS:

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