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ORDINANCE NO. 11763- 2025

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, APPROVING
THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND RATIFYING THE TAX RATE INCREASE FROM
THE PRIOR YEAR AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

WHEREAS, the proposed budget for FY 2025/ 2026 has been considered by the City Council; and,

WHEREAS, it is necessary to fund the budget; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, received the Ad Valorem Tax Roll for
the Tax Year 2025 from the Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis and Johnson County Appraiser' s districts, resulting in
an estimated tax levy of$ 149,401, 371; and
WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code section 102.007(c) requires the City Council to ratify by a
separate vote and providing the necessary disclosure language in the ratification, when there is an
increase to the property tax revenues in the proposed budget as compared to the previous year; and

WHEREAS, the City' s 2025- 2026 budget has an increase in property tax revenues as compared to the
previous year;

WHEREAS, as a result ofthe approval ofthe 2025- 2026 budget, the City Council finds that it must
ratify the increased revenue from property taxes.

WHEREAS, the increased revenue from property taxes in the 2025- 2026 city budget is hereby ratified,
with the following declaration:

THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET BY$ 8, 612, 277 OR 6. 12%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $ 3, 754, 861 IS TAX REVENUE TO
BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR."

WHEREAS, this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage.

WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the said tax levy ratification on September
16, 2025.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
PRAIRIE, TEXAS
SECTION 1. By authority of the Charter of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, and the Laws of the State
of Texas, there is hereby levied for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026, on all taxable property situated within
the corporate limits of the City of Grand Prairie on January 1, 2025, and not exempt by the constitution
and laws of the State of Texas or municipal ordinance, a tax of$ 0. 66000 on each$ 100 assessed value of
all taxable property.

SECTION 2. That the City Council does hereby " ratify the property tax increase" reflected in the Fiscal
Year 2025- 2026 operating budget for the City of Grand Prairie for the period beginning October 1,
2025, and ending September 30, 2026, in accordance with Section 102.007 ofthe Texas Local
Government Code.

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