HomeMy WebLinkAbout585 08-28-1979ORDINANCE NO. 585
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF EULESS ORDINANCE
NO. 522 BY ESTABLISHING A TIME PERIOD FOR MAKING
APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
FOR THE ELDERLY; PROVIDING FOR SUBSEQUENT NOTI-
FICATIONS OF ANNUAL FILINGS; PROVIDING A SEVER -
ABILITY CLAUSE; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Article 8, Section 1 -b of the Constitution
State of Texas authorizes the governing bodies of Texas
municipalities to exempt a portion of the assessed value
residence homesteads of persons 65 years of age or older
all ad valorem taxes levied by such municipality, and
of the
of
from
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas as the
governing body of such City did, by ordinance, provide a homestead
exemption for such persons, and
WHEREAS, applicable Texas law requires an annual application
for such exemptions, and
WHEREAS, for the orderly adminstration and certification
of the ad valorem taxes of the City of Euless, Texas, it is the
desire of the City Council to establish an annual time period for
the making of such application for exemption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
I.
Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas,
is amended by the addition of the following new Section 5 -2 and
Section 5 -3. Existing Sections 5 -3 and 5 -4 of such Chapter 5 is
amended to hereafter be Sections 5 -4 and 5 - -5.
Section 5 -2. To be eligible for the residential
homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes levied by the
City of Euless, Texas, for those persons 65 years of age
or older, the person seeking such exemption shall make
application therefor on forms prescribed by the Tax
Assessor - Collector for the City of Euless, Texas, between
January lst and April 30th of each year. Eligible
persons making such application within such period shall
be qualified for such exemption from ad valorem taxes
levied by the City for the year in which such application
is made.
Section 5 -3. Once a person has qualified for such
exemption, as above provided, the Tax Assessor - Collector of the
City of Euless, Texas, will thereafter mail to such qualified
applicant an annual application for continued exemption each
year so as to enable such person to make continued application
for such exemption in a timely fashion. The failure of the
Tax Assessor - Collector of the City of Euless, Texas, to mail
annual applications to qualified applicants shall not constitute
a waiver by the City of Euless, Texas, of the requirement that
the application for exemption be filed between January lst and
April 30th of each year. It shall be the responsibility of
those persons seeking the exemption provided for to complete,
sign and file with the Tax Assessor - Collector of the City of
Euless, Texas, the application for exemption form by no
later than April 30th of each year to be eligible for such
annual exemption. This requirement of subsequent annual notice
shall terminate in the event the ownership of the property to
which the exemption shall have been effected has been trans-
ferred from the applicant or, in the event the applicant fails
to renew the exemption for any year.
II.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the
intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sen-
tences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance
shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have
been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this
ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
III.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication 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 14th day of August, 1979; by a vote
of 3 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions; GIVEN SECOND READING, PASSED
AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on
the 28th day of August , 1979; by a vote of _5 ayes,
-2-
0 nays and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
Harold Samuels, Mayor
ATTEST:
Della Houy, Ci y Secre ry
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. Ro ert McFarlan , ity
Attorney
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