Presenter/Contact
Presenter
Jared Werner, Chief Financial Officer
Contact Info
(830) 221-4385 - jwerner@nbtexas.org
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SUBJECT:
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Discuss and consider approval of a resolution of the City of New Braunfels ratifying the increase in revenue generated by the 2019 property tax rate included in the FY 2019-20 Annual Budget.
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BACKGROUND / RATIONALE:
The Local Government Code Section 102.007 requires the City Council take a vote to ratify the increase in revenue generated by the 2019 property tax rate. This vote is in addition to and separate from the vote to adopt the budget or to set the tax rate as required by Chapter 26 of the Tax Code.
This resolution ratifies and acknowledges that the adoption of the 2019-20 Annual Budget will require raising more revenue from property tax revenue than in the previous year. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $3,880,880 or 11.62%, and of that amount $1,737,418 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.
The increase in revenue is required to fund the programs and services as outlined in the Proposed Budget. The tax rate is 7.8% more than the effective tax rate, or the rate required to collect the same amount of revenue on the same properties that were on the rolls last year.
ADDRESSES A NEED/ISSUE IN A CITY PLAN OR COUNCIL PRIORITY:
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Yes |
City Plan/Council Priority |
Strategic Priorities: Maintain fiscal stability of City Operations |
FISCAL IMPACT:
The ad valorem tax revenues provide funding for the FY 2019-20 Budget in the General Fund and Debt Service Fund.
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the resolution ratifying the increase in revenue generated by the 2019 property tax rate included in the FY 2019-20 Annual Budget.