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09-25-22-Ordinance-Levying the Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2022-2023-09/19/2022CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS ORDINANCE No. 09-25-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022- 2023 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sanger (the "City") is a home rule municipality regulated by state law and Charter; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sanger finds that a tax rate of $0.589497 per $100 valuation for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023, hereinafter levied for current expenses of the City and general improvements of the City and its property, must be levied to provide the revenue requirements of the budget for the ensuing year; and WHEREAS, all statutory and constitutional requirements for the levy and assessment of ad valorem taxes have been completed in due and correct time and all requirements of the Sanger Charter have been met; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the passage of this Ordinance is in the best interest of the citizens of Sanger. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS: SECTION 1: That the City Council does hereby levy and adopt the tax rate on $100 assessed valuation for the City for maintenance and operation of the City government for the tax year 2022- 2023 as follows: $0.575208/$100 SECTION 2: That the City Council does hereby levy and adopt the tax rate on $100 assessed valuation for the City for debt service for City government for the tax year 2022-2023 as Follows: $0.014289/$100 SECTION 3. That, because the total amount of revenue generated from taxes to fund maintenance and operations will be greater than last year and because the tax rate exceeds the effective maintenance and operations rate, the following statements are made as required by Section 26.05 of the Texas Tax Code: THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.74 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $46,25. Ordinance 09-25-22 Levying a Property Tax Rate Page 1 of 2 SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are severable and, if any word, 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 portions of this Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in The Code of Ordinances, Section 1.109 General Penalty for Violations of Code. SECTION 6. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. SECTION 7. The City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas met in a public meeting on September 19, 2022, and adopted this ordinance with a majority vote as follows: Council Member Marissa Barrett AYE ✓ NAY Council Member Gary Bilyeu AYE ✓ NAY Council Member Dennis Dillon Council Member Allen Chick Council Member Victor Gann AYE � NAY AYE ✓ NAY AYE ✓ NAY ABSTAIN ABSTAIN ABSTAIN ABSTAIN ABSENT ABSENT ABSENT ABSTAIN ABSENT PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas on this 19th day of September 2022. \ , I I , , , ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: Thomas E. Muir, Mayor APPROVED TO FORM: Coleman, City Attorney Ordinance 09-25-22 Levying a Property Tax Rate Page 2 of 2 DRC MEDIA COMPANY NEWS at ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS One company delivers it all. 3555 Duchess Drive P.O. Box 369 Denton, TX 76202 940-387-3811 Publication(s): Denton Record -Chronicle PROOF OF PUBLICATION Being duly sworn (s)he is the Publisher/authorized designee of Denton Record -Chronicle, in City of Denton/surrounding areas in Denton County; Newspaper of general circulation which has been continuously and regularly published for a period of not less than one year preceding the date of the attached notice, and that the said notice was published in said newspaper Denton Record -Chronicle on the following dates below: 09/27/2022 09/28/2022 C (signature of Authorized Designee) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of September, 2022 by C (printed name of Designee) Witness my hand and official seal: sl ature name of Designee) Notary Public, Denton County, Texas BANGER CITY OF P O BOX 1729 BANGER TX 76266 Ad Number: 48156 Price: $41.10 o,�Pn'r r�e� PATNRoI al y PubIARD i= * State of Texas U�'rfoFt`��P�D 0es 9 05 My Comm, 2 CITY OF BANGER, TEXAS ORDINANCE No. 09 25.22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENTFOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022.2023 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provsions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance vrith the general penalty provision found in The Code of Ordinances, Section 1.109 General Penally for Violations of Code. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas on this 191h day of September 2022. dre 09/27/2022 & 09012022 Ad Copy. CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS ORDINANCE No. 09-25-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in The Code of Ordinances, Section 1.109 General Penalty for Violations of Code. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas on this 19th day of September 2022. dre 09/27/2022 & 09/28/2022