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Kennedale officials say senior tax-freeze takes effect in 2024; reimbursement for 2023 not legally allowed
Summary
City Manager Daryl Hall told residents the council-adopted ordinance implementing a senior/disabled tax freeze is written to begin in 2024 and was filed with the appraisal district; staff said state law sets the earliest effective year and that retroactive reimbursement for 2023 is not permitted by law.
City Manager Daryl Hall told attendees at the Kennedale City Council meeting on Nov. 19 that the city’s ordinance adopting a senior/disabled tax freeze is written to take effect in 2024 and that the implementation steps were filed with the appraisal district (TAD).
The clarification came after several residents raised concerns during the public-comment period that seniors who expected the freeze to apply to the 2023 tax year were billed…
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