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City of Port Arthur, Texas
Finance Department
To: Steve Fitzgibbons, City Manager
From: Rebecca Underhill, Assistant City IV~
Date: August 27, 2009
Subject: Proposed Ordinance No. 6024 and 6025
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to Section 26.05 of the Texas Property Tax Code, Proposed Ordinance No. 6024 Adopting
the 2009 Tax Rate and Proposed Ordinance No. 6025, Approving the 2009 Tax Roll for the City of
Port Arthur are presented for City Council consideration and approval.
BACKGROUND
The proposed tax rate for 2009 is $0.792 per $100 valuation. With a 20% homestead exemption,
the proposed tax rate would provide an effective tax rate of $0.634 for all homestead owners.
Senior citizen and/or disabled homeowners receive a $25,000 exemption in addition to the 20%
homestead exemption. Seniors and disabled homeowners also have their property tax frozen.
The 2009 taxable value is $2,050,239,332. This represents a $79,325,465 or 4.02% increase the
2008 taxable value. The 2009 value will produce a tax gross levy of $16,237,896 based on the
City's proposed tax rate of $0.792 per $100 of valuation.
A comparison of values, tax levy and tax rates from 1999 to 2009 are as follows:
YEAR TAXABLE
VALUE GROSS
TAX
LEVY NET TAX
LEVY ADOPTED
RATE
1999 $ 1,095,680,431 $ 8,491,523 $ 8,491,523 $ 0.775
2000 1,135,695,447 8,801,640 8,801,640 0.775
2001 1,160,384,830 8,992,982 8,992,982 0.775
2002 1,183,370,370 9,170,120 9,170,120 0.775
2003 1,244,181,585 9,642,407 9,642,407 0.775
2004 1,418,923,933 10,996,660 10,996,660 0.775
2005 1,527,385,850 11,837,240 11,793,796 0.775
2006 1,431,012,945 11,090,350 11,064,034 0.775
2007 1,731,296,115 13,157,750 13,036,970 0.760
2008 1,970,913,867 14,978,945 14,868,523 0.760
2009 2,050,239,332 16,237,896 15,944,577 0.792
P.O. No. 6025
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 2009 TAX ROLL FOR THE
USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
INTEREST AND SINHING FUND AND APPORTIONING EACH
LEVY FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 26.01 of the Texas Property Tax Code, the
Chief Appraiser of the Jefferson County and Orange County Appraisal Districts has certified their
approval of, and forwarded to the Tax Assessor-Collectors the appraisal roll to be used for the
captioned yeaz; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26.04 of the Texas Property Tax Code, the City Council of
the City of Port Arthur has approved said Appraisal Roll for the captioned yeaz and the Jefferson
County Tax Assessor-Collector has calculated and publicized the effective tax rate and roll back tax
rate for 2009 and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 102.005 Local Government Code the City Manager filed the
proposed City Budget with the City Secretary (Clerk) before the 30th day before the date of this
ordinance levying taxes for fiscal yeaz 2009 - 2010; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. the City Council adopted an Ad Valorem tax rate of
seventy-six cents ($0.792) per One Hundred and No/100 ($100) Dollazs valuation of property; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26.09 of the Texas Property Tax Code, the Tax Assessor-
Collectors having applied the adopted Tax Rate of $0.792 to each listing on the approved Appraisal
Roll and having calculated the Tax Liability of each listing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE I1' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. The Appraisal Rolls as approved by the Jefferson County and Orange County
Appraisal Districts with the tax amount entered shall become the Tax Roll of the City of Port Arthur
for the Tax Year 2009.
Section 2. There is hereby levied for the current year 2009 and there shall be collected for the
use and support of the Municipal Government of the City of Port Arthur, and to provide interest and
sinking funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 upon all property; real, personal and
mixed, within the corporate limits of said City subject to taxation, tax of seventy nine point two cents
($0.792) on each One Hundred and No/100 ($100) Dollazs valuation of property, said tax being so
levied and apportioned to the specific purposes hereinafter set forth, and comprising the gross amount
of $16,237,896.
(a) For the maintenance and support of the general government (General Fund), a tax of thirty
eight seven four six nine ($0.387469) on each One Hundred and No/100 ($100) Dollars valuation of
property, comprising a tax amount of $7,944,042.
(b) For the Interest and Sinking Fund, a tax of forty and four five three one cents ($0.404531)
on each One Hundred and No/100 ($100) Dollars valuation of property, comprising a tax amount of
$8,293,854.
Section 3. That pursuant to Resolution 04-76 adopted by City Council on Mazch 2, 2004, the
gross tax levy be reduced by $293,319 to reflect the tax amount lost to frozen senior citizen and
disabled accounts.
Section 4. The Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector (who, pursuant to contract, is the Tax
Assessor-Collector for the City of Port Arthur) and the Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector are
hereby directed to prepaze Tax Statements and proceed with the Collections for the 2009 taxable year,
and the amounts collected shall be deposited in the Depository of the City of Port Arthur, to be
distributed in accordance with this Ordinance.
Section 5. There is hereby levied and there. shall be collected in accordance with the
provisions of section 102-111 of Article IV of Chapter 102 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Port
Arthur, Texas, from certain persons, firms, associations, or corporations, pursuing occupations taxed
by the General Laws, of the State of Texas, an annual Occupation Tax, provided by the State Laws,
which may be paid as provided the State Law.
Section 6. This being an Ordinance not requiring publication it shall take effect immediately
and be in force from and after its passage.
READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this day of September 2009 , A.D., at a
Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the following vote:
Mayor:
Council members:
Mayor Deloris Prince
ATTEST:
Terri Hanks, Acting City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark Sokolow -City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
City Manager -Steve Fitzgibbons
irector of Finance -Deborah Echols
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