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Bowie council adopts 0.543 ad valorem tax rate for 2025
Summary
At a brief City of Bowie meeting, council members adopted an ad valorem tax rate of 0.543 for tax year 2025; the motion was moved and seconded and recorded roll-call responses showed 'Aye' from members present. Transcript did not include a complete final tally.
The City of Bowie council voted to adopt an ad valorem tax rate of 0.543 for tax year 2025 during a short meeting that opened at 6:00 p.m. Unidentified Speaker (S1) moved to adopt the rate and the motion was seconded; the council recorded affirmative roll-call responses in the transcript.
The move to set the tax rate came during the second reading of ordinance 20 25-10, described on the record as "an ordinance levying an annual ad valorem tax rate for the City of Bowie, Texas for the tax year 2025." In the motion, S1 stated, "I move that the property tax be rate be increased by the adoption of the tax rate of 0.543, which is effectively the point 6% increase on the tax rate." The motion was seconded.
Council members present provided roll-call confirmations during the vote as recorded in the transcript. The supplied segments capture 'Aye' responses at points in the roll call; the transcript does not supply a complete, explicit final tally in the provided segments and does not name a formal mover or seconder beyond the speaker labels in the record.
The ordinance was presented as a second reading and, following the roll call captured in the meeting transcript, the council proceeded to other agenda items. The transcript does not state an effective date for the adopted rate in the supplied text.
The meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
