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BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN, TEKAS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
THE BR_A?OS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2008 AT 2:00 P_M_ IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
200 SOUTH TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 106, BRYAN, TEXAS.
THE COURT WILL HEAR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE FOR 2008_
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND SAID HEARING AND PRESENT THEIR CAUSE, IF ANY, FOR OR AGAINST THE TAX INCREASE FOR 2008-
a-he County Administration Building is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request jr- sign interpretive services must be made two working days before the meeting. To make arrangements, please call (979) 361-4102_
Office of the, County judge - 200 South Texas Avenue - Suite 332 - Bryan, Texas 77803 - Fax: (979) 361X503
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT
PUBLIC HEARING
September 4, 2008
The Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas met
in a Public Hearing in the Commissioners' Courtroom of the
County Administration Building, 200 South Texas Avenue,
Suite 106 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 2:00
p.m. on Tuesday September 4, 2008, with the following
members of the Court present:
Randy Sims, County Judge, Presiding;
Lloyd Wassermann, Commissioner of Precinct l;
Duane Peters, Commissioner of Precinct 2;
Kenny Mallard, Commissioner of Precinct 3;
Carey Cauley, Commissioner of Precinct 4:
Karen McQueen, County Clerk; absent.
Attached is a list of the citizens and officials in
attendance.
Attached is a transcript of the meeting.
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BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Proposed Tax Increase for 2008
September 4th, 2008
Sims: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to this public hearing on the tax
increase. It is 2:00 o'clock and this meeting is held at the Administration Building
of the County. Brazos County will hold two public hearings on a proposal to
increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year
by 13.11%. Percentage by which the proposed tax rate exceed lower of the
rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Chapter 26, the Tax Code.
Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate or even decrease
depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the
change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
The first public hearing will be on September the 4th, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Commissioner's Courtroom, Suite 106 in the County Administration Building,
200 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, Texas. That is what we are here for. The
Commissioners' Court is composed of Randy Sims, County Judge, Duane Peters,
Commissioner of Precinct 2, Carey Cauley Jr., Commissioner of Precinct 4, Lloyd
Wassermann, Commissioner of Precinct 1, and Kenny Mallard, Commissioner of
Precinct 3.
The average taxable value of a resident homestead in Brazos County last year was
$140,826.00. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.4650 per $100.00 evaluation of
taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was
$654.84. The average taxable value of a resident homestead in Brazos County this
year is $154,180.00. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this
year at $0.424382 per $100.00 evaluation of taxable value, the amount of taxes
imposed this year on an average would be $654.31.
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.48 per $100.00 of taxable
value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be
$740.06. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express
their views. We will now open the public hearing for those who would like to
speak.
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Ok, before I go any further, we will give it just a few more minutes to see if
somebody wants to walk in and speak.
On Tuesday the 9th is the second public hearing on the tax increase at 2:00 p.m.
here in the Commissioners' Courtroom and the date to vote on the budget and
adopt a tax rate will be Friday the I9th of September at 10:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Courtroom here at the Administration Building. So, just to give
you those dates.
Ok. We're having the first public hearing on the tax rate today. Would anybody
like to speak? Hearing none, I will close this public hearing on the tax increase at
2:04 on September the 41n
Thank you for coming.
End of tape.
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The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court
Public Hearing held September 4th 2008, have been
examined and approved in open Court this the day
of Nov. , 200S/, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
Lloyd assermann
Commissioner,
Precinct No. 1
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Duane Peters
Commissioner,
Precinct No. 2
Kenny Mall ~r~l
Commissione ,
Precinct No. 3
Carey Cau ey, Jr.
Commissi ner,
Precinct 4
Attest:
Karen McQueen
County Clerk
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BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
MEETING ON )k leh 1 2008 AT D y~
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Organization/Department
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