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TAX RATE FOR CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
A tax rate of$0.792000 per$100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of Port
Arthur. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public
hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.
The governing body of City of Port Arthur proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the
purpose of funding core services of the city,to provide debt service on its General Obligation debt and to build and
maintain fund balance at policy level.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.792000 per$100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $0.792000 per$100
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $0.789170 per$100
ROLLBACK TAX RATE $0.830909 per$100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Port
Arthur from the same properties in both the 2017 tax year and the 2018 tax year.
The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Port Arthur may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for
an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS
FOLLOWS:
property tax amount=(rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100 For
assistance or detailed information about tax calculations,please contact:
Allison Nathan Getz, P.C.C., C.T.O.P City
of Port Arthur tax assessor-collector
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: 1149 Pearl Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701
(409) 835-8714
jeffcotnt@jefferson.tx.us
First Hearing: September 12, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the City Hall Council Chambers, 444 4th St., Port Arthur, Texas.
*rescheduled from August 29, 2017.
Second Hearing: September 18, 2017 at 9:00 AM at the City Hall Council Chambers, 444 4th St., Port Arthur, Texas.
** Please note that the public hearing scheduled for August 29, 2017 at 9:00 AM did not take place due to
inclement weather. The City of Port Arthur and City Hall were closed as a result of Hurricane Harvey. A Disaster
Declaration was issued by the Mayor of Port Arthur and a Disaster Proclamation was issued by the Governor of Texas
as it pertains to Hurricane Harvey
Publication Date: August 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017