Public Hearing on Tax Increase

ESD 46 – Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase – 2019

ESD 46 – Agenda (09-04-19) PH-1

The Harris County Emergency Services District No. 46 will hold two (2) public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 5.75 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds the lower of the rollback tax rate or the effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.

The FIRST PUBLIC HEARING will be held on September 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m, at Atascocita Fire Department, Headquarters Building, 18425 Timber Forest Drive, Humble, Texas 77346.

The SECOND PUBLIC HEARING will be held on September 10, 2019 at 7:00 p.m, at Atascocita Fire Department, Headquarters Building, 18425 Timber Forest Drive, Humble, Texas 77346.

The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:

FOR: Ron Clarke, Buddy Rice and Tom Truver

AGAINST: None

ABSTAINED: None

ABSENT: John Coyle

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Harris County Emergency Services District No. 46 last year was $197,098 (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). Based on last year’s tax rate of $0.10000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $197.10 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Harris County Emergency Services District No. 46 this year is $207,626 (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.094560 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $196.33 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).

If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.10000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $207.63 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.