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ORDINANCE NO. 2020 - 49

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE AND
LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF
MCALLEN, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND THE TAX YEAR 2020 IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY AND THE PROPERTY TAX
CODE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A
REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF.

WHEREAS, Section 26. 05 Texas Tax Code provides for the procedures for adoption of
the annual ad valorem tax rate for municipalities; and

WHEREAS, the vote on the tax rate must be a record vote as reflected hereunder and such
vote was separate from the vote of the Board of Commissioners adopting the budget as required
by law; and

WHEREAS, a motion being first made as follows: " I move that the property tax rate be
increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 50. 495600, which is effectively a 0. 61 percent
increase in the tax rate" and upon vote of the Board of Commissioners as follows:

Aye Nay Absent
Mayor James E. Darling X
Mayor Pro Tem/ Commissioner
Veronica Whitacre X
Commissioner Javier Villalobos X_
Commissioner Joaquin J. Zamora X
Commissioner J. Omar Quintanilla X
Commissioner Tania Ramirez X
Commissioner Victor " Seby" Haddad X

WHEREAS, THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR

MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR' S TAX RATE

and
WHEREAS, THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED AND

WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A

100, 000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $ 2. 34 ( DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT

OF INCREASE IN VALUATION FOR 2020).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF MCALLEN, TEXAS, THAT:

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