Finance - 2013 Property tax rates - 8-5-13PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS, County of Walker
I, Rita Haldeman, of the aforesaid County and State, do solemnly swear that I am the Publisher
of The Huntsville Item, a daily newspaper of general circulation
which has been continuously and regularly published at Huntsville, Walker
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Subject: City of Huntsville Publication
From: Stacey Poteete (stacey_wcad@sbcglobal.net)
To: nina2hansen@yahoo.com;
Cc: sritter@h untsvilletx.gov;
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:10 PM
Nina,
Good evening, here is a second publication request. This one is for the City of
Huntsville. Please see the attachment for their Effective Rate publication. I have
attached it in both word and pdf formats - again, just in case.
Publication requirements (Statutorily Required)
Must be at least 8 -point type
May appear in any section of the newspaper
Please advise what your first available date for publication is and if you will run
this in that slot.
Thank You,
Stacey
Stacey M Poteete, RPA, RTA, CTA
Asci rant Chief Appraiser, walker CAI)
stacey_wcad@sbcglobal.net
cell: 936-577-0771
office: 936-295-0402 ext..1 I
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2013 Property Tax Rates in Huntsville City
This notice concerns 2013 properly tax rates for Huntsville City. It presents information about three tax rates. Last
year's tax rate is the actual rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This yeafs efeclive tax
rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This year's
rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers can start tax rollback procedures. In
each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable
property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.
Last year's tax rate:
Last year's operating taxes $3,429,012
Last year's debt taxes $2,036,097
Last year's total taxes $5,435, 009
Last year's tax base $1,134,508,332
Last year's total tax rate 0 420600/$100
This year's effective tax rate:
Last year's adjusted taxes
(after subtracting taxes on lost property) $5,141,706.
This year's adjusted tax base
(after subtracting value of new property) $1,127,001,263
=This year's effective tax rate 0.4562001$100
This year's rollback tax rate:
Last year's adjusted operating taxes
(after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for
any transferred function, tax increment financing, state
criminal justice mandate and/or enhanced indigent health
care expenditures) 85,328,165
+This year's adjusted tax base $1,127.001,263
=This year's effective operating rate 0.472700/$100
x1.08 = this year's maximum operating rate 0.510500/$100
+This year's debt rate 0.128600/$100
=This year's rollback rate 0.639100/$100
A hospital district or city that collects the additional sales tax to reduce property taxes, including one that
collects the tax for the first time this year, must insert the following lines:
-Sales tax adjustment rate 0.188800/$100
=Rollback tax rate 0A50300/$100'
Statement of Increase/Decrease
if Huntsville City adopts a 2013 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of 0.456200 per $100 of value, taxes would
decrease compared to 2012 taxes by $ 10,967.
Schedule A: Unencumbered Fund Balances:
The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These
balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation.
Type of Property Tax Fund Balance
General Fund 8,072,087
Debt Service Fund 325,824
Street 632,000
Schedule B: 2013 Debt Service:
The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts
will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).
Description Principal or Contract Payment to Interest to be Paid from Other Amounts to be Total
of Debt be Paid from Property Taxes Property Taxes Paid Payment
Capital 1,548,198 524,464 0 2,072,662
Projects
Total required for 2013 debt service $2,072,662
Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in Schedule A $280,000
Amount (if any) paid from other resources $325,000
Excess collections last year $0
Total to be paid from taxes in 2013 81,467,662
+ Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.000000% of its taxes in 2013 $0
= Total Debt Levy $1,467,662
Schedule C - Expected Revenue from Additional Sales Tax
(For hospital districts, cities, and counties with additional sales tax to reduce property taxes)
in calculating its effective and rollback tax rates, the unit estimated that it will receive $ 2,155,445 in additional sales
and use tax revenues. For County: The County has excluded any amount that is or will be distributed for economic
development grants from this amount of expected sales tax revenue.
This notice contains a summary of actual effective and rollback tax rates' calculations. You can inspect a copy of
the full calculations at 1819 Sycamore, Huntsville, TX 77340.
Name of person preparing this notice: Stacey M. Poteete
Title: Asst. Chief Appraiser
Date prepared August 1, 2013
2013 Property Tax Rates in Huntsville city
This notice concerns 2013 property tax rates for Huntsville City.. It presents information about three tax rates. Last
year's tax rate is the actual rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This year'seffective tax
rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This:year's
rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxingunit can set before taxpayers can start tax rollback procedures. In
each case these rates are found by dividing thetotal amount of taxes by the tax base (the, total value of taxable
property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.
Last year's tax rate:
Last year's operating taxes $3,429,012
Last year's debt taxes 52,036,097
Last year's total taxes $5,465,109
Last year's tax base $1,134,508,332
Last year's total tax rate 0.4206005100
This year's effective tax rate:
Last year's adjusted taxes
(after subtracting taxes on lost property) $5,141,706
-This year's adjusted tax base
(atter subtracting value of new property) $1,127,001263
=This year's effective tax rate 0.456200,'$100
This year's rollback tax rate:
Last year's adjusted operating taxes
(after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for
any transferred function; taiinerement financing, state
criminal justice mandate andlor enhanced indigent health
care expenditures) S5,328,165
Thisyear's adjusted tax base $1,127,001,263
=This year's effective operating rate 0.472700;$.100
x1.08 = this year's maximum operating. rate 0.510500/$100
+This year's debt rate 0.128600!$100
=This year's rollback rate 0.639100/5100
A hospital district or city that collects the additional sales tax to reduce properly taxes, including one that
collects the tax for the first time this year, must insert the following lines:
-Sales tax adjustment rate. 0.1888005100
=Rollback tax rate 0.4503005100
Statement of. Increase/Decrease
If Huntsville City adopts a 2013 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of 0.456200 per $100 of value, taxes would
decrease compared to 2012 taxes by $ 10,967.
Schedule A: Unencumbered Fund Balances:
The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year_ These
balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation.
Type of Property Tax Fund Balance
General Fund 8,072,087
• Debt Service Fund 325,824
Street 632,000
Schedule B: 2013 Debt Service:
The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts
will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).
Description Principal or Contract Payment to interest to be Paid from Other Amounts to be Total
• of Debt be Paid from Property Taxes Property Taxes Paid Payment
Capital 1,548,198 524,464 0 2,072,662
Pr6jects
Total required for 2013 debt service $2,072,662
- Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in Schedule A $280,00(
Amount (if any). paidfrom other resources $325.00(
- Excess collections last year $(
= • Total to be paid from taxes in 2013 . $1,467,662
+ Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.000000% of its taxes in 2013 " $(
Total Debt Levy
Schedule C - Expected Revenue from Additional Sales Tax
(For hospital districts, cities, and counties with additional sales tax to reduce property taxes)
in calculating its effective and rollback tax rates, the unit estimated that it will receive $ 2,155,445 in additional sales
and use tax revenues. For County: The County has excluded any amount that is or will be distributed for economic
development grants from this amount of expected sales tax revenue.
This notice contains a summary of actual effective and rollback tax rates' calculations. You can inspect a copy of
81,467,662
the full calculations at 1819 Sycamore,Huntsville, TX 77340.
Name of person preparing this notice: Stacey M. Poteete
Title:' AsSt, Chief Appraiser
Date prepared August 1, 2013