O-278-9-79ORDINANCE NO. 278
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
SETTING, FIXING, AND ADOPTING THE TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN,
TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1979, AND ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1980; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City of Allen's Home Rule Charter and Article 1175(7),
V.T.C.S., the City of Allen has the full power of local self-government including the power to
provide for the levying of any general or special ad valorem taxes for any purpose not
inconsistent with the Constitution of the State of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the Tax Assessor -Collector for the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 7244c, V.T.C.S., has calculated the tax rate which
may not be exceeded by the City Council of the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, without
the holding of a public hearing as required by Article 7244c, V.T.C.S.; and,
WHEREAS, the Tax Assessor -Collector for the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, has
calculated said maximum tax rate to be EIGHTY-TWO CENTS ($0.82) on each ONE HUNDRED
DOLLAR ($100.00) valuation of property within the limits of the City of Allen and has
calculated and announced that said rate does not exceed by more than Three Percent (3%) an
increase in taxes for the previous fiscal year; and,
WHEREAS, all prerequisites required by law have been duly done and performed in a
timely manner; and,
WHEREAS, upon full review and consideration of the matter, the City Council is of the
opinion that the tax rate set, fixed and adopted hereinafter is proper and should be adopted for
the fiscal year 1979-1980;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALLEN, TEXAS:
Section I. The findings of fact, recitations, and other matters set out in the preamble
of this ordinance are hereby adopted and made a part of the body of this ordinance the same as
.1,
if each had been fully recited herein in full.
Section II. There is hereby levied and shall be assessed for the tax year 1979 of the
City of Allen, an ad valorem tax of SEVENTY-EIGHT CENTS ($0.78) on each ONE HUNDRED
DOLLAR ($100.00) valuation of property within the.limits of the City of Allen and subject to
taxation.
Section III. Such ad valorem tax shall be appropriated between the Debt Service Fund
and the General Fund as follows, to -wit:
For the General Fund 0.4058
For the Debt Service Fund 0.3742
Total 0.7800
Section IV. The Tax Assessor -Collector of the City of Allen is hereby directed to
assess, for the 1979 tax year, the rates and amounts herein levied, and when such taxes are
collected, to distribute the collections in accordance with this ordinance.
Section V. This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 20th day of September, A.D., 1979.
Pie son, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jun/elle Cooksey, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. Don Crowder, ity orney
Published in the Allen American Monday, September 24, and
Thursday, September 27, 1979•
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AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared BUDDY W. CAMPER, who having been
by me duly sworn, on oath deposes and says:
That he is publisher of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a newspaper published in Collin County, Texas, not less fre-
quently than once a week, having a general circulation in said county, and having been published regularly and con-
tinuously for more than twelve months prior to publishing
of which the attached is a true and Written copy, and which was published in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on
and which was issued on , by
of Collin County, Texas. A p Anted copy 61 said publication is atAched hereto.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this
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Publisher's Fee $
, A.D. 192_�_
Public in and for Collin County,
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Section I. The findings
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nance, hiS ordi- hereby adopted and made
a T Part of the body of his
ordinance the same as if each
the City of Allen'Pursuant
Home Rule iinaffull�n full am!
recited herein
Charter and Article 1175171, Sectioa�II. There is hereby
,has he full a City of Allen levied and Shall be assessed
rself-g°vernment ejudin Of local for the tax year 1979 of the
Power to provide forgthe _ lazthe y °f 4llea, an ad valorem I
levying 6f 'any general or 'CENTS SEVENTY.EIGHT
Special ad valorem taxes for HUNDRED ) oa each ONE
�Y P he Co riot inconsistent ($100. D O L L A R
with the Constitution of the pert�) valuation of pro.
State of Texas; end y within the limits of the
City Of -Allen and, subject to
taxation.
WHEREAS, the Tall
A. sensor -Collector for ,the City tax ehnllllbeuch ad valorem
of Allen, Collin County Tex- between the appropriated
m aCcOrdanCe , with' the` . Fund Sad the Debt Service
Provisions of'Article 7244c, f as
follows, eneral ,Fund
V.T.C.S., has calculated the to -wit:
tax ex rate whichY the-Cimay not be For the General Fund 0.4058
seeded t 'ty, Council For Debt Se
of the City as ,Allen,. Collin' Total Service Fuad 0.3742
County, Tezas, without the. !r 0.7800
holding of a public hearing
required by Article 7244acS, Asaea�ion IV. The 'Tax"
V.T.C.S.; and, Collector of the City
of Allen is hereby direct to
WHEREAS, the Tax As. the rat for the 1979 tax year, a
lessor -Collector for the Cit Levi es and am ants herein
of Allen, Collin County, Tex-
as, a e collected'
ollect when such taxes
i has calculated "said maxi- cellto distribute the
mum tax rate to be EIGHTY thiseordinance.
ls accordance with
TWO CENTS ($0.82) on each
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR Shall bion Vbecom. This ordinance I
($100.001 valuation of pro.
within
)A Yy° Allenh and ihna f tale Pas�tely from and ffecafter ve lm
wculated and announced that f�
said rate` does not exceed by" _ DULY •p,�SSED s
more than Three percent (3) APPROVED, this the '20th
Previous
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an' increase in taxes for the day of September, A.D.
Previous fiscal yea.; and -.1979.
WHEREAS r t r I
sites all P�'equi= •s -M.' '
been dulqu by law have' B• Pierson, Mayor
is a timet done and performed ATTEST:
i �- Y manner; and, 's -Ju
anelle Cooksey,
WHEREAS, upon- full City Secretary
review and consideration of ' AI `
,the matter, the Cit ROVED'AS'TO FOR I
is of the opinion that h Council
City AttoiC Crowder
M'
`rate set, fixed and, adopted
hereinafter is Proper and I • 3 e
Should be ado erican e� o he �en��
fiscal Year 1979-1980;for the ' Monday, Sept. 24 and
Thursday, Sept. 271.
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