Notice Of Public Hearing On Tax Increase

A tax rate of $0.634391 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of the City of Vidor.

PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.634391 per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.621610 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.634391 per $100

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2024 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for the City of Vidor from the same properties in both the 2023 tax year and the 2024 tax year.

The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that the City of Vidor 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 the City of Vidor is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2024 tax year.

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2024, AT 7:00 PM AT City of Vidor, City Hall, 1395 N. Main St. Vidor, Texas.

The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, the City of Vidor 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 Vidor of the City of Vidor 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: Mercedes Lee   Nicole McGowan
  Michael Thompson Jessica Barker
  MiKayla Bourque   Kathryn Weldon
AGAINST the proposal:

PRESENT and not voting:

ABSENT: Misty Songe, Mayor

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 the City of Vidor last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by the City of Vidor this year.

	2023	2024	Change
Total tax rate (per $100 of value)	$0.653930	$0.634391	decrease of -0.019539 per $100, or -2.99%
Average homestead taxable value	$99,246	$104,241	increase of 5.03%
Tax on average homestead	$649.00	$661.30	increase of 12.30, or 1.90%
Total tax levy on all properties	$3,109,992	$3,200,937	increase of 90,945, or 2.92%

For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for the City of Vidor at 409-769-0064 or oguzman@co.orange.tx.us or visit www.co.orange.tx.us for more information.

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Notice Of Public Hearing On The 2024-2025 City Of Vidor Budget

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Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Vidor will hold a Public Hearing on a proposed budget for the City of Vidor, Texas, a copy of which can be obtained from the City Secretary, Rachel Duplechain, 1395 North Main Street, Vidor, Texas 77662 or from the City's website.

Said proposed budget is for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2024. All citizens and other interested persons are invited to attend and give their views. Said hearing will be held at the Vidor Council Chambers at Vidor City Hall, 1395 North Main Street, Vidor, Texas, on the 12th day of September 2024, at 7:00 o'clock p.m.

This budget will increase total property taxes from last year's budget by $90,945, or 2.92%, and of that amount $37,458 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the roll this year.

Issued this 28th day of August 2024.

MISTY SONGE

MAYOR, CITY OF VIDOR

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