Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase
The BRAZORIA COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 3 will hold
two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the
tax roll in the preceding tax year by 5.71 percent (percentage by which proposed tax
rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26,
Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even
decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to
the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
The first public hearing will be held on August 22, 2011 at 02:00 PM at the Brazoria
County Precinct 2 Building, 21017 County Road 171 in Angleton, Texas 77515.
The second public hearing will be held on August 29, 2011 at 02:00PM at the District's
Manvel Fire Station, 6212 Masters Road in Manvel, Texas 77578.
The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase
as follows:
FOR: Darrell Valusek Mike Jones
Matt Glaves Jarrod Smith
AGAINST:
PRESENT and not voting:
ABSENT: Roy Beken
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in BRAZORIA COUNTY
EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 3 last year was $141,768. Based on last
year's tax rate of $0.095000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed
last year on the average home was $134.68.
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in BRAZORIA COUNTY
EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 3 this year is $141,731. If the governing
body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.091946 per $100 of taxable value,
the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $130.32.
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.097200 per $100 of taxable
value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $137.76.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views