Min - City Council - 1981 - 08/27 - Special CalledALLEN CITY COUNCIL
Called - Special Session
1-11 August 27, 1981
PRESENT•
Mickey Pierson, Mayor
Council Members•
Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim McClure
Glenn Andrew
Ward Paxton
Richard Chumbley
Absent:
H. R. Daugherty
City Staff•
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The Called - Special Session of the Allen City Council was
called to order by Mayor Pierson at 7:02 p.m. on Thursday,
August 27, 1981, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street.
Set Date for Public Hearing on
Tax Rate for FY 1981 - 82 (Agenda Item I)
Walter Curtis, Tax Assessor -Collector, presented to the
Council copies of a sample worksheet for the Calculation of the
Effective Tax Rate by Cities, a sample of the newspaper advertise-
ment showing the FY 1981-82 Notice of Calculation of Effective Tax
Rate and a sample newspaper advertisement of the Notice of Tax
Increase for the Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate.
The City Council reviewed the figures shown on the sample
worksheet of the calculation for the effective tax rate, being
$.291 per $100 of value.
City Manager Jon McCarty advised the Council of the assessed
value of property in Allen, being $230,151,134.00; new personal
property added to the roll, being $5,236,638.00; new real property
added to roll, being $19,150,840.00; and lost values through
agriculture use, exemptions of disable veterans and people over
65 years of age, being $12,700,932.00. Taking into consideration
a proposed tax rate of 43C and the effective tax rate from the
worksheet of $.291 per $100 value, the increase in the property
taxes would be 47.88.
ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
August 27, 1981
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Set Date for Public Hearing on
Tax Rate for FY 1981 - 82 (cont'd) (Agenda Item I)
The Council briefly discussed the proposed tax rate of 43C
per $100 evaluation and the reevaluation of property in the City
of Allen causing the 47.88 increase.
Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by
Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted five (5) for and one (1)
opposed, with Councilman Paxton casting the negative vote, to
publish in the public hearing notice that the City Council proposes
to increase the property taxes by 47.8 percent, that is a tax rate
of 43C per $100 evaluation.
City Manager Jon McCarty advised that the public hearing date
on the tax rate had be scheduled for Thursday, September 10, 1981.
Mayor Pro Tem Farmer asked that the date be changed since he would
not be available to attend the meeting. The Council briefly discussed
changing the public hearing date and the regulations governing the
publication of the public hearing notice.
Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Council-
man McClure, the Council voted 6 - 0 in favor of setting the public
hearing date for Tuesday, September 8, 1981 at 8:00 p.m. at Rountree
Elementary School.
Due to the large percentage of increase in property taxes,
several Council Members requested that the City Manager review
the proposed budget in detail and prioritize areas which might be
reduced or eliminated, thus reducing costs for FY 1981 - 82 budget.
Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by
Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 6 - 0 to adjourn the called -
special meeting at 7:29 p.m, and to convene into Executive Session.
In accordance with Article 6252-17 (Open Meeting Law), V.A.T.C.S
Section 2(g), the Allen City Council convened into Executive Session
at 7:31 p.m. to discuss matters pertaining to personnel.
The Executive Session was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
1981. These minutes approved on this the 17th day of September ,
Mickey Pierson, MAYOR
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