Ordinance No. 11,449ORDINANCE NO. 11.449
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. TEXAS,
ADOPTING THE RATE AND TAX LEVY FOR GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATION AND DEBT SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30. 2011, UPON ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY IN SAID CITY OF BAYTOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND
ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY: PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE:
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City's tax rate consists of the following two components:
the rate that, if applied to the total taxable value, will impose the amount of taxes needed
to pay debt service; and
2. the rate that, if applied to the total taxable value, will impose the amount of taxes needed
to fund maintenance and operation expenditures of the City for the next year: and
WHEREAS, the proposed tax rate of $0.45700 per $100 valuation for maintenance and
operations together with the proposed tax rate of $0.33003 per $100 valuation for debt service does not
exceed the effective tax rate; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the facts and matters set forth in the recitals of this Ordinance are hereby
found to be true and correct.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby adopts and sets for the
fiscal year ending September 30. 2011, an ad valorem tax rate of $ 0.45700 for each ONE HUNDRED
AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($100.00) of assessed value of property located within the city limits of the
City of Baytown on January 1. 2010. made taxable by law. which said taxes. when collected, shall be
apportioned among funds and departments of City Government of the City of Baytown for the purpose of
General Fund Maintenance and Operation.
Section 3: That the ad valorem tax rate of $ 0.45700, as set forth in Section 2, is hereby
levied and shall be assessed and collected on one hundred percent (100 %) of each ONE HUNDRED
AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($100.00) worth of property located within the city limits of the City of
Baytown on January 1. 2010, as valued by the Harris County Appraisal District or the Chambers County
Appraisal District and made taxable by law.
Section 4: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby adopts and sets for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. an ad valorem tax rate of $ 0.33003 for each ONE HUNDRED
AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($100.00) of assessed value of property located within the city, limits of the
City, of Baytown on January I, 2010, made taxable by law, which said taxes. when collected, shall be
apportioned among funds and departments of City Government of the City, of Baytown for the purpose of
Debt Service.
Section 5: That the ad valorem tax rate of $ 0.33003, as set forth in Section 4. is hereby
levied and shall be assessed and collected on one hundred percent (100 %) of each ONE HUNDRED
AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($100.00) worth of property located within the city limits of the City of
Baytown on January 1, 2010, as valued by the Harris County Appraisal District or the Chambers County
Appraisal District and made taxable by law.
Section 6: That the Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of Baytown is hereby directed to
assess. extend and enter upon the Tax Rolls of the City of Baytown. Texas. for the current year the
amounts and rates herein levied. and to keep a current account of same. All collection of such taxes, as
well as collection of taxes owed for prior years, to include penalty and interest thereof, shall be deposited
in the official depository of the City of Baytown to be distributed between the General Fund and the Debt
Service on a basis determined by the percentage that each bear to the total tax rate.
Section 7: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed: provided however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating
and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 8: If any provisions. section, exception, subsection. paragraph, sentence. clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances. shall for any
reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid. such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 9: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED. READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the ity Council of the City of
Baytown this the 23`d day of September, 2010.
APPROVED AS TO FORT I:
NACIO RAMIREZ. SR., CI Uttorney
PFIEN -1. DONCARLOS. Mayor
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