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Home My WebLink About2022-09-06 9:15AM PUBLIC HEARINGBRAZOS COUNTY B RYAN, T EXAS PUBLIC HEARING BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ZQZZ SEP -- 2 .4 if t, 6 R"i" Ml-uk-7 BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 AT 9:15 A.M. IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 200 SOUTH TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 106, BRYAN, TEXAS 77803 The Court will hear comments on the Proposed Tax Increase for 2022. Interested parties are invited to attend said hearing and present their cause, if any, for or against the tax increase for 2022. The Brazos County Administration Building, 200 South Texas Avenue, Suite 106, Bryan, TX is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive services must be made two working days before the meeting. To make arrangements, please call (979) 361-4102. �s MINUTES SEPTEMBER'6,.2022w. BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSION ER& COURT PUBLIC HEARING: . q. Call to Order A public hearing of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas was held in -the. Brazos County Commissioners Courtroom in the Administration Building; 200 South Texas Avenue, in Bryan; Brazos County; Texas, beginning.at:9:15 a.m. on:Tuesday, q. September 6, 2022 with the.followin. g m'em'bbr-s of the.Court'present:.. - Duane: Peters, County Judge, Presiding;.: - Steve Aldrich,. Commissioner of .Precinct 1; Absent; Russ Ford, Commissioner of Precinct 2, Absent_; Nancy Berry, Commissioner of Precinct 3; - -: rma Cauley, Commissioner of Precinct 4;.: Karen McQueen; County Clerk, The:attached sheets contain the names ofthe citizens and: officials that were.in ... . attendance. The -Court will hear comments on the Proposed. TaxIncrease for 2022. nterested parties .are invited to attend:said hearing and .present their cause, if any, for or against the tax increase for 2022: Judge Peters.called the meeting to order at 9:16 a.m. And invited the.public to speak. Marcus Taylor stated that the proposed property tax rate is too high, comparing it to that of NewYork or California.- Mr. Taylor asked that the Court reconsider. Stacey Ridenhour a. homeowner in' Brazos County; raised concern over the. increased property -tax revenue. M&:Ridenhour stated that the County is spending beyond its means and taxing citizens out of their future homes:. She asked that the Court Vol. 3 7` _ Pg: � reconsider. Jody Quimby reiterated comments from the Commissioners Court meeting on August 30, 2022. Mr. Quimby supports lowering the tax rate to closer to the no new revenue rate. He stated that while he understands that the County has many expenses, he feels it is time to tighten the budget and learn to operate frugally. Mr. Quimby gave the comparison of McLennan County operating at the no new revenue rate. Lamar Ontko asked that the mostly Republican Commissioners Court support the Republican Party values of lowering property taxes. She asked that the Court look at adopting closer to the no new revenue rate. Once citizens were finished speaking, Judge Peters offered commentary on the matter. Judge Peters stated that while as a property owner he understands the burden of paying property taxes, the County is dependent on those taxes as its main source of revenue. Without the increase in taxes, he asserts that projects such as road and bridge repair and mental health needs would not be possible. Judge Peters said that the additional taxes per property will amount to approximately an additional $10.00 per month. He sympathized with tax payers but stated that progress cannot be made without more money. Commissioner Berry stated that the County only receives about twenty percent of the revenue -from property taxes, a majority goes to the school districts. She'believes that without the added revenue, the County would. not be able to take care of much needed projects. Commissioner Cauley asked that those opposed to the tax increase take a look at the bigger picture. The County is responsible for the public health and safety of the citizens. She stated that those are costly, services that the County is charged with providing. She reiterated the sentiments of the County Judge and Commissioner Berry in stating that in order to take care of necessary County projects, more money is needed. Judge Peters asked whether any other citizens in attendance would like to speak. Silas Garrett came to the podium and thanked the Court for the job that they do. Mr. Garrett stated that all the public can ask is that the County manage their taxpayer dollars as responsibly as possible. He feels that the Court is caught between a rock and a hard place with the decision at hand. He asked that the Court keep the budget as low as possible. With no other citizens requesting to speak on the proposed tax rate, the meeting was adjourned. Vol. 3 pg. L9 The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Public Hearing held September 06, 2022 have been examined and are approved in open Court this the-1 lth day of October 2022, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. Duane Peters County Judge Russ Ford Commissioner, Precinct 2 Irma auley Commissioner, Precin 4 Attest: ce�� Karen McQueen County Clerk & (Ii Steve Aldrich Commissioner, Precinct 1 Nancy Ber Commissioner, Precinct 3 Vol. 3 % _ pg. 5"U Pg A of -2 BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT 1�—DAY OF r Name Organization CDT R A CR P'R"flM ci fizz ►�, Grfh Ze V, c -�-ZXM Vol. 3 ? � Pg. 6-7 Pg of Name (PLEASE PRINT) BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER' S COURT DAY OF �� l)r� 1 r _ Organization (PLEASE PRINT) i\ '�-L -:_1 4Z 1Ua o�., a ,j l Z-,a-n a 11 P&L of--5 Name BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT Organization (PLEASE PRINT) ►�s Vol. 3 Pg. �� imui Luc ur rUDL'U FICA IMU. ON TAX INCREASE A tax rate of $0.483500 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Brazos County. PROPOSED TAX. RATE.: $0.488500 per $100 NO -NEW -REVENUE TAX RATE $0.429411 per $100 VOTER -APPROVAL TAX RATE $6.618466 per $100 The no -new -revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2022 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Brazos County from the same properties in both the 2021 tax year and the 2022 tax year. The voter -approval rate is the highest.tax rate that Brazos County may adopt without holding on election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is greater than the no -new -revenue tax rate. This means that Brazos County is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2022 tax year. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 6, 2022 AT 09.15 AM AT Commissioners Courtroom, 200 S Texas Avenue, Ste..106, Bryan, TX 77803. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter -approval tax rate. As. a result, Brazos County is riot required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Brazos County Commissioners Court of Brazos County, at: their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE:CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)l100 FOR the proposal:Duane Peters_ , County Judge Nancy Berry, Commissioner Pct 3 Irma Cauley, Commissioner Pct 4 AGAINST the proposal:: Steve Aldridge, Commissioner Pct 1 Russ Ford, Commissioner Pct 2 PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT: Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearinpof each entity that taxes your property. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter -approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Brazos County last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Brazos County this year. 2021 2022 _ Change Total tax rate $0.493500 $0.483500 decrease of-0.010000,or -2.03% (per $100 of value) _ Average homestead $275,464 $305,116 increase of 29,652, or10.760% taxable value Tax on average $1,359.41 $1,475,24 increase of 115.83,, or 8.52%� homestead a_ Total tax levy on $94,428,373 $108,853,238 —increase ase of 14,424,865, or 15.26% Aiproperties No -New -Revenue Maintenance and Operations Rate Adiustments Indigent Health Care Compensation Expenditures The Brazos County spent $1,743,382 from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 on indigent health rare compensation expenditures at the increased minimum. eligibility standards, less the amount of state assistance. For the current tax year, the amount of increase above last year's enhanced indigent health care expenditures is $167,728. This increased the no -new -revenue maintenance and operations rate by $0.000765/$100. 37 For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for Brazos Coi 979-775-9030 or taxoMce@brazoscounW.gov, or visit .www.brazospountvtx.gov