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Nueces County sets proposed tax-rate ceiling at prior-year level after heated budget debate
Summary
After hours of debate about COVID-era costs and pressure on hospital services, the commissioners set the county's proposed tax-rate ceiling at the prior adopted total rate (0.311483) to avoid triggering additional election requirements, and established an 8% ceiling for the hospital district.
The Nueces County Commissioners Court voted Aug. 11 to set the county's proposed tax-rate ceiling at the prior adopted total rate of 0.311483, after an extended discussion about pandemic-driven costs, staffing needs and the risk of eroding county fund balances.
Judge Barbara Canales opened the tax-rate discussion by urging commissioners to protect the county's cash reserves while staff continues work on the budget. County Auditor Dale told the court the appraisal district had revised new property valuation upward (from roughly $420 million to about $642 million), which changed the calculations for the no-new-revenue, voter-approved and…
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