University Park, TX Agenda Memo

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AGENDA MEMO
(9/15/2009 AGENDA)

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council

FROM: Kent Austin, Director of Finance

SUBJECT: CONSIDER AND ACTRatificaton of Property Tax Increase Reflected in the FY2010 Budget


BACKGROUND:
HB 3195, approved in 2007 by the Texas Legislature, requires that an additional action be taken once a budget has been adopted and before a tax rate is approved.  The governing body must approve a motion ratifying the tax increase represented by the just-passed budget.

RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the motion ratifying the property tax increase.  The following wording is recommended:

"I move to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the FY2010 budget."