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Nueces County staff propose 0.345187 tax rate; public hearings to follow
Summary
County staff presented final effective-rate calculations and recommended a proposed county tax rate of 0.345187 (below the rollback threshold); the court scheduled a record vote the next day and two public hearings and set the final budget vote for Sept. 4.
County staff on Aug. 6 presented the Commissioners Court with final calculations for the 2013–2014 tax year and recommended the county publish a proposed combined tax rate of 0.345187, just under the combined rollback cap of 0.345714. Staff said the combined effective tax rate to be published would be about 0.322678 and that adopting the proposed posture would generate additional general-fund revenue estimated at roughly $4.43 million compared with the prior year.
The presentation included fund-balance and levy figures: a general-fund estimated balance of about $21,324,000; special revenue roughly $8,795; stadium reserves near $3,677,000; an airport estimate of $97,399; inland parks around $242,000; coastal parks about $926,000; debt service roughly $4,100,000; a self-insurance fund near $643,000; and total debt requirements for the budget year listed as $11,059,487. Staff said the proposed debt-rate setting would fully fund debt service without drawing on the county’s fund balances.
Staff also noted the hospital district’s effective rate of 0.148077; although the district is not required to hold a hearing when adopting the effective rate, staff said the district is expected to receive about $388,000 in new-growth revenue. The court was told that the hospital district’s maximum rollback rate is roughly 0.159923.
If the court adopts tomorrow the posture recommended on Aug. 6, the clerk will transmit the required effective-rate sheets to the caller times and the county will run two quarter‑page legal notices in the newspaper to comply with truth‑in‑taxation notice requirements. The court scheduled a record vote the following day to state its intent to adopt a tax rate higher than the effective rate, followed by two statutorily required public hearings. The court set the final budget vote for the week of Sept. 4.
No formal, recorded vote occurred at the Aug. 6 meeting. The record vote and any final rate adoption will occur at the court’s next scheduled session.
