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Section 1
That all of the above premises are found to be true and correct and are incorporated into
the body of this Ordinance as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2
By authority of the Charter of the City of Burleson, Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas,
there is hereby levied and adopted for the tax year 2024, on all taxable property situated
within the corporate limits of the City of Burleson, Texas, on January I, 2024, a tax rate
of $0.6627 for each $100 of taxable value.
Section 3
Of the total tax rate, $0.4 704 for each $100 of taxable value is hereby included, adopted
and shall be distributed to fund maintenance and operation expenditures of the City in
accordance with Section 26.05(a)(2) of the Texas Tax Code and any other applicable
laws. THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX
RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY
7.13 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY
APPROXIMATELY $31.30.
Section 4
Of the total tax rate, $0.1923 for each $100 of taxable value is hereby included, adopted,
and shall be distributed to pay the City's debt service as provided by Sections 26.04(e)(3)(C)
and 26.05(a)(I) of the Texas Tax Code and any other applicable laws.
Sections
The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, shall notify the tax assessor-collectors
of Johnson and Tarrant counties of the ad valorem tax rate adopted by the City in this
Ordinance before September 30, 2024.
Section 6
The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, shall include the following statement
on the homepage of the City's Internet website: THE CITY OF BURLESON,
TEXAS, ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE
TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST
YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE
RAISED BY 7.13 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY
APPROXIMATELY $31.30.
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