NOTICE OF 2017 TAX YEAR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITY OF LEAGUE CITY

A tax rate of $0.56500 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of League City.  This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.

The governing body of City of League City proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of additional capital projects, personnel, and additional personnel related cost.

PROPOSED TAX RATE                      $0.56500 per $100

PRECEDING YEAR’S TAX Rate         $0.57000 per $100

EFFECTIVE TAX RATE                      $0.54961 per $100

ROLLBACK TAX RATE                       $0.58544 per $100

The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of League City from the same properties in both the 2016 tax year and 2017 tax year.

The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of League City may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.

YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:

property tax amount = (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100

For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:

Cheryl E. Johnson
City of League City Tax Assessor-Collector
722 Moody Galveston, TX 77550
409-766-2284

www.leaguecity.com

You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:

First Hearing: September 21, 2017 at 6:00 PM at Council Chambers, 200 West Walker, League City, TX  77573

Second Hearing: September 26, 2017 at 6:00 PM at Council Chambers, 200 West Walker, League City, TX  77573