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ORDINANCE NO: 1408
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO,
TEXAS, SETTING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2023,
SPECIFYING SEPARATE COMPONENTS OF SUCH RATE FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND FOR DEBT SERVICE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Cibolo, Texas is an incorporated Home Rule city dependent upon taxes
to provide its citizens with services; and
WHEREAS, the City's appraisal roll was certified by the Guadalupe County Chief Appraiser; and
WHEREAS, a no -new -revenue tax rate and voter -approval tax rate were calculated by the Tax
Assessor/Collector of Guadalupe County in accordance with Texas Property Tax Code; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the State of Texas Truth -in -Taxation requirements, the required
public notices were posted on the city's website and published in the local newspaper; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cibolo, Texas held a public hearing on September 12, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cibolo approved the municipal budget for the fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that an Ordinance be passed levying an ad valorem tax on all property,
both real and personal, within the corporate limits of Cibolo in accordance with such budget and
Chapter 26 of the Texas Property Tax Code.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CIBOLO, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
TAX LEVY
The City Council of the City of Cibolo does hereby levy and adopt a tax rate per $100 valuation
for this city for tax year 2023 as follows:
$ 0.2906 for the purposes of Maintenance and Operation
0.1793 for the payment of Principal and Interest on the Debt of this city
$ 0.4699 Total Tax Rate
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL
RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY
APPROXIMATELY $9.80.
SECTION 2
SEVERABILITY
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council of the City of Cibolo that the
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this Ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance should be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or
sections of the Ordinances, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrases, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 3
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect on the 1 st day of October 2023.
PASSED AND APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023.
APPROVED:
Mark Allen
Mayor
ATTEST:
Peggy Cimics, TRMC
City Secretary