AGENDA ITEM NO. 8.2
 
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Staff Report

 
 
 
 
 
AGENDA ITEM REPORT
 
DATE:
September 14, 2026
 
SUBMITTED BY:
Brittni Nanson, Finance
 
ITEM TYPE:
Ordinances
 
AGENDA SECTION:

CONSIDERATION OF AND ACTION ON

 
SUBJECT:

Ordinance 2026-14 Setting the Tax Rate and Levying a Tax Upon All Property Subject to Taxation Within the City of El Campo, Texas, for the Year 2026; Apportioning Said Levy Among the Various Funds and Items for Which Revenue Must Be Raised; Providing for the Collection of Taxes Therein Levied; Assessing Penalty and Interest for the Non-Payment of Such Taxes Within the Time Set; and Declaring an Effective Date

 
BACKGROUND:

Included in the packet is Ordinance 2026-14 adopting the tax rate and levying a tax. As a reminder, a super majority (5 members) is required to adopt the tax rate that supports the budget. The proposed tax rate is $0.49144a 1.66 cent tax increase from the No-New-Revenue Rate.

 

Based on the Tax Rate of $0.49144:

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 1.66 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $8.03.

 

Financial Impact: The tax rate will support the budget adopted in the previous item.

 
SUGGESTED ACTION:

Staff recommends the following required motion " I motion to approve the tax rate of $0.49144.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 1.66 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $8.03. via Ordinance 2026-14"



ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance 2026-14 - Tax Ordinance.pdf