HomeMy WebLinkAbout033991 RES - 08/11/2026Resolution to consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate of no more than
$0.599774 per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, also being Tax Year
2026, and taking a record vote; setting the date for the City's proposed FY
2027 budget and proposed FY 2027 ad valorem tax rate public hearings
and first reading ordinances on September 1, 2026, with adoption of the
FY 2027 budget and FY 2027 ad valorem tax rate on September 8, 2026.
WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Section 102.006 requires the governing
body to hold a public hearing on the budget and provides that the governing body shall set
the budget public hearing for a date occurring after the 15th day after the date the proposed
budget is filed with the municipal clerk but before the date the governing body makes its tax
levy;
WHEREAS, Texas Tax Code Section 26.04(c) provides that, after the assessor for the
taxing unit submits the appraisal roll for the taxing unit to the governing body, an officer or
employee designated by the governing body shall calculate the no -new -revenue tax rate and
the voter -approval tax rate for the taxing unit;
WHEREAS, Texas Tax Code Section 26.05(d) provides that the governing body may
not adopt a tax rate that exceeds the lower of the voter -approval tax rate or the no -new -
revenue tax rate until the governing body has held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate;
WHEREAS, Texas Tax Code Section 26.05(d-1) provides that the governing body may
not hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate or a public meeting to adopt a tax rate until
the fifth day after the date the chief appraiser of each appraisal district in which the taxing unit
participates delivers the notices required by Section 26.04(e-2) and complied with Section
26.17(f); and
WHEREAS, Texas Tax Code Section 26.06(a) provides that a public hearing may not
be held before the fifth day after the date the notice of the public hearing is given.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves consideration of a proposed ad valorem tax
rate of no more than $0.599774 per $100 valuation for the City's fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027,
also being tax year 2026, by way of a record vote.
SECTION 2. The public hearing for FY 2026-2027, also being tax year 2026, proposed ad
valorem tax rate will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, during the City Council meeting,
which meeting begins at 11:30 a.m.
SECTION 3. The first reading of the ordinance to adopt the FY 2026-2027, also being tax
year 2026, ad valorem tax rate is set for Tuesday September 1, 2026, during the City Council
meeting, which meeting begins at 11:30 a.m.
SECTION 4. The second and final reading of the ordinance for the adoption of the FY 2026-
2027, also being tax year 2026, ad valorem tax rate is set for Tuesday, September 8, 2026,
during the City Council meeting, which meeting begins at 11:30 a.m.
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SECTION 5. The public hearing for the budget for the City's FY 2026-2027 will be held on
Tuesday September 1, 2026, during the City Council meeting, which meeting begins at 11:30
a.m.
SECTION 6 The first reading of the ordinance to adopt the budget for FY 2026-2027 is set
for Tuesday September 1, 2026, during the City Council meeting, which meeting begins at
11:30 a.m.
SECTION 7. The second and final reading of the ordinance for the adoption of the FY 2026-
2027 budget is set for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, during the City Council meeting, which
meeting begins at 11:30 a.m.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the \ 1'"day of 1k-k;LA5A- , 2026:
Kaylynn Paxson, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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