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Commissioner's Court weighs tax-rate options as judge signals 1.5¢ filing ceiling
Summary
At a workshop Aug. 14, the county's commissioners discussed budget scenarios and cuts, and the presiding judge said he will file a 1.5¢ proposed tax-rate ceiling tomorrow to trigger truth-in-taxation hearings while staff models cuts and fee revenue options.
The Commissioners' Court continued a workshop on Aug. 14 to work through competing budget scenarios and the tax-rate decision the court must file tomorrow. The presiding judge said he intends to file a ceiling of 1.5¢ above the effective tax rate to satisfy truth-in-taxation requirements and to give the court room to lower the rate later after further cuts and workshops.
The judge told the court, “I'm gonna recommend that we start our discussion with a 1 and a half cent tax increase at a rate of 316338,” and said the filing would trigger public hearings and a two‑week period of work to pare the budget. Staff and the auditor walked commissioners through spreadsheets showing outcomes under the effective rate, 1¢ above, and 1.5¢ above the effective tax rate. The…
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