Comptroller
50-280
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of Public
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS
S
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Accounts
(Rev. 6-06/2)
A
FORM
BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE
The ______________________________________________________________ will hold a public
(name of school district)
meeting at ___________________________________ in _______________________________________
(time, date, year)
(name of room, building, physical location)
_____________________________________________. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the
(city, state)
school district’s budget that will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation
in the discussion is invited.
The tax rate that is ultimately adopted at this meeting or at a separate meeting at a later date may not exceed
the proposed rate shown below unless the district publishes a revised notice containing the same information
and comparisons set out below and holds another public meeting to discuss the revised notice.
Maintenance Tax
$____________/$100 (Proposed rate for maintenance and operations)
School Debt Service Tax
Approved by Local Voters $____________/$100 (proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness)
Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year’s Budget
The applicable percentage increase or decrease (or difference) in the amount budgeted in the preceding
fiscal year and the amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins during the current tax year is indicated
for each of the following expenditure categories:
Maintenance and operations ___________% increase
or
___________% (decrease)
Debt service
___________% increase
or
___________% (decrease)
Total expenditures
___________% increase
or
___________% (decrease)
Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value
(as calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code)
Preceding Tax Year
Current Tax Year
Total appraised value* of all property
$________________
$________________
Total appraised value* of new property**
$________________
$________________
Total taxable value*** of all property
$________________
$________________
Total taxable value*** of new property**
$________________
$________________
*
“Appraised value” is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Section 1.04(8), Tax Code.
** “New property” is defined by Section 26.012(17), Tax Code.
*** “Taxable value” is defined by Section 1.04(10), Tax Code.
Bonded Indebtedness
Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness* $__________________________
* Outstanding principal.