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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1013 09-26-1989ORDINANCE NO. 1013 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF EULESS FOR THE YEAR 1989; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS THERETO; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on September 12, 1989, the Euless City Council held a public hearing on a proposal to set a tax rate for the year 1989; and WHEREAS, all citizens and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed tax rate; and WHEREAS, due notice of such meeting was published according to law; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: SECTION 1 THAT the official tax rate for the City of Euless for the calendar year 1989 be and the same is hereby adopted by the Euless City Council as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 2 THAT there shall be and there is hereby levied the following taxes on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation on all taxable property within the City of Euless, Texas, to be assessed and collected by the Tax Assessor and Collector for the year, and collected for the purposes hereinafter stipulated, to -wit: (a) For the General Fund levied on $100 valuation . . . . . . $ 0.3470 (b) For the Interest and Sinking Fund levied on the $100 valuation . . . . . . $ 0.1405 Total Levy $ 0.4875 W c ' SECTION 3 THAT there shall be exempted from the valuation of all residential homesteads for which proper application shall have been made, an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the assessed value of such residential homestead. The exemption shall be granted to any such residential homestead. The exemption shall be granted to any such residential improvements qualifying for same as provided by law. SECTION 4 There shall be exempted the sum of twenty -one thousand, five hundred forty Dollars ($21,540.00) of the assessed value of residence homesteads of residents of the City of Euless, Texas, who are sixty -five (65) years of age-.or older, from all ad valorem taxes thereafter levied by such City. SECTION 5 EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect and after its passage as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 12th day of September, 1989, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. GIVEN SECOND AND FINAL READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 26th day of _P; t2mhPr , 1989, by a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. ATTEST: ;X/, � sajtza H. Ray God -, City Secrets ORDINANCE NO. 1013 PAGE 2 OF 3 APPROVED: Harold D. Samuels, Mayor F I A71VED TO FORM: b cFarlan , City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 1013 PAGE 3 OF 3