NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE

A tax rate of $0.930000 per$100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Skellytown.

PROPOSED TAX RATE                                      $0.930000 per$100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE                     $0.927422 per$100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE                       $0.959934 per$100

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2025 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Skellytown from the same properties in both the 2024 tax year and the 2025 tax year.

The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that City of Skellytown may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.

The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that City of Skellytown is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2025 tax year.

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 15,2025 AT 7:30 PM AT Skellytown City Hall 500 Chamberlain St, Skellytown, TX 79080.

The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, City of Skellytown is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the City of Skellytown at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above.

YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount=(tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100

FOR the proposal:                          Reva Williams                Steven Watson           Marcy Ruth                Red Mills
AGAINST the proposal:
PRESENT and not voting:
ABSENT:                                         Amanda Dickerson         Zack Ruth

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.

The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.

The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Skellytown last year to th etaxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Skellytown this year.

                                                                                                     2024                                      2025                          Change
Total tax rate (per $100 of value)                                        $1.07970                              $0.930000                decrease of-0.149703 per $100 of value) $100, or -13.87%

Average homestead taxable value                                        $43,163                                $42,978                     decrease of-0.43%

Tax on average homestead                                                    $466.03                               $399.70                     decrease of-66.33, or -14.23%

Total tax levy on all properties                                             $109,280                             $109,578                    increase of 298, or 0.27%

For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Skellytown at (806) 537-3569, or visit Skellytown City Hall for more information.