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Mesquite city manager outlines $0.73 tax rate proposal and Nov. 4 election to fund police, fire and roads
Summary
City Manager Cliff Kahili told the Mesquite ISD board the city plans a tax rate election to support public safety and road maintenance. The council has placed a proposed rate of $0.73 per $100 valuation (a 4¢ increase); Kahili said the average Mesquite home would pay about $60 more annually over the voter‑approved rate.
Cliff Kahili, Mesquite's city manager, told the school board that growth and rising costs require the city council to place a tax rate election on the November ballot. Kahili said the council voted on a proposed tax rate of $0.73 per $100 valuation — a 4¢ increase over last year — and explained that the election would allow voters to approve revenue needed for additional police, firefighters and road repairs.
Kahili walked through the numbers and timing: the city's population is roughly 157,000, the proposed rate would increase revenue beyond the state's 3.5% cap on routine revenue growth and an average home valued at $238,000 would pay "approximately $60 above the voter approved rate or about $5 per month." He also announced early voting begins Oct. 20 and election day is Nov. 4, and listed two town halls scheduled before the vote.
