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Hallsville council approves $47,350.61 payment to correct 2023 tax overcharge; refunds to follow
Summary
The Hallsville City Council voted Oct. 22 to remit $47,350.61 to the Harrison County Central Appraisal District to correct an incorrectly entered 2023 tax rate and trigger refunds to affected city taxpayers; the district will mail checks within 20 business days.
The Hallsville City Council voted Oct. 22 to remit $47,350.61 to the Harrison County Central Appraisal District to correct an incorrectly entered 2023 city tax rate and begin issuing refunds to affected taxpayers. Lee Flowers, chief appraiser for the Harrison County Central Appraisal District, informed the council that the 2023 tax rate was entered incorrectly and that the error had resulted in an overcharge to city taxpayers. He told the council refunds would be issued and mailed within twenty business days once the appraisal district received the payment from the City.
Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Lovelace moved to approve the payment under Texas Property Tax Code Section 26.15(c); Alderman Guy Walker seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Council members present and recorded in the minutes were Mayor Jesse Casey, Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Lovelace, Alderman Charlie Hunt, Alderman Guy Walker, Alderman Brant Cain and Alderwoman Lauren Bresch. The minutes record the motion as carried unanimously.
The action directs the City to provide $47,350.61 to the Harrison County Central Appraisal District to correct the mistake and for the district to process and issue refund checks to city taxpayers. The minutes do not specify the number of taxpayers affected or the average refund amount. The council did not record additional discussion, proposed offsets to the city budget, or a timeline for when the City would deposit the payment beyond the direction to remit the amount so refunds could proceed.
The correction was taken under authority of Texas Property Tax Code Section 26.15(c), as noted in the minutes. According to the minutes, the appraisal district will be responsible for processing the refunds; the City’s role is to remit the payment to fund that process. The minutes do not record any dissent or amendment to the motion.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the City will remit $47,350.61 to the Harrison County Central Appraisal District and the district will mail refund checks within twenty business days.
