Odessa council keeps tax rate. shifts funds to bond debt
Odessa City Council votes to keep the property tax rate at 63.71 cents per $100 while moving 1.13 cents to the bond repayment fund to issue more bonds without raising taxes. The tax base grows to $1.8 billion, boosting local revenues. sales tax rises to $11.3 million. The budget totals $92.8 million, with staff cuts and preserved police Street Crime Unit funding. Water and sewer rates rise about 2 percent for infrastructure upgrades, with typical sewer customers billed more each month.
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Odessa
James Zentner
Zentner
Odessa Police Department
Odessa Development Corp
UTPB
What local homeowners will pay in 1998-99 property taxes
Odessa report outlines 1998 99 property tax figures for local homeowners with a baseline figure of 50 000 dollars in assessed property values and levy details affecting residential tax bills.
Ector County Approves 1998 99 Budget With Tax Increase
Ector County commissioners set a 1.5 cent rise in the tax rate to 46.5 cents per $100 valuation as part of a 27.8 million operating budget for 1998 99. A hiring freeze and 5 percent cuts trimmed a projected 2.5 cent increase, with a 4 1 vote on the budget and a 3 2 vote on the tax rate.
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Ector County
Mike Patton
Tom Todd
Patton
ECISD approves 12 cent tax hike amid budget gaps
ECISD officials cite declining tax rolls and state funding cuts as drivers of a 12 cent increase to a total tax rate of 1.5378 per 100, amid a 154.59 million budget shortfall. The board considered 14 cents and approved cuts including library expansions, cafeteria plans, and a permanent substitute program to offset about 700 thousand dollars. Deputy superintendent Bill Goodman notes energy savings and targeted cuts will cover the rest.
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Ector County Independent
ECISD
Bill Goodman
Odessa
County Education District
Goodman
Hospital District to lower 1999 property tax rate in Ector County
Ector County Hospital District will set the 1999 property tax rate at 5.83 cents per $100, a 5.5 percent cut from 6.17 cents. The district plans $136 million operating income, $129 million in expenses, and a $5 million surplus to fund facility investments and debt payoff.
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Ector County Hospital
Roe Garret
Garret
Appraisals Require Annual Reassessment Across Property Types
James Goodwin, Ector County chief appraiser, explains yearly reappraisals for residential, commercial, industrial, and mineral properties. Protest hearings are informal trials where owners present evidence to a three member appraisal review board, with appeals possible to District Court, the Texas Court of Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court.
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James Goodwin
Ector County
Goodwin
District Court
Texas Court of Appeals
Texas Supreme
Appraisal District Notices Protests and Hearings Start
The Ector County Appraisal District mails May appraisals and invites protests. Residents may pick up protest forms and attend hearings scheduled from mid June to July 31. A three member board will hear evidence from both sides in each case.
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Ector County
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