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SETTING THE TAX RATE City Council adopted a property tax rate of at least $0.593 on Sept. 6. At its Sept. 20 meeting, the council could opt to add a penny to the tax rate. That would keep it at the current rate while adding funding slated for public safety sta ng. If the rate stays the same, a home valued at:
Home valuation
Property taxes*
PAYS
$100,000
$593
PAYS
$250,000
$1,482.50
PAYS
$300,000
$1,779
BY ZARA FLORES
KYLE City o cials announced Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers resigned e ective Sept. 6, according to a press release. Sellers was previously placed on administrative leave pending an internal investi- gation, three months after his contract was extended. “After thoroughly investigat- ing, the city found no unlawful harassment or discrimination. However, considering all factors both internally and externally, Sellers has decided to resign,” o cials said in the release. Sellers was appointed the city manager in early 2015 after serving as the city man- ager for Kilgore for three years. He also worked on a variety of large projects during his time as Kyle city manager, including
Scott Sellers
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according to the release. Assistant City Manager Jerry Hendrix has been acting as interim city manager since July, where he will remain for the time being. Mayor Travis Mitchell declined to comment on the investigation but did comment on the future of the city. “Mr. Sellers has played an important role in Kyle for many years, and I wish him the best as he moves forward,” council and executive team are ready to begin the process of recruiting a new city manager who can build upon the city’s strong momentum.” Mitchell told Community Impact Newspaper. “Our
Council holds rst budget, tax rate reading
BY ERIC WEILBACHER
The proposed tax rate at $0.593 is lower than the current rate of $0.603 and expected to generate $41.74 million. While lower, the taxable assessed value has continued to increase year over year, according to the budget proposal, generat- ing more money for the city and could be costing residents more in property taxes. The $0.593 rate passed with Council Member Shane Scott dissenting. The $0.603 rate might be brought up at the Sept. 20 meeting. Both the budget and tax rate will come before the council Sept. 20 for nal adoption. If the council keeps the current rate of $0.603, an additional $700,000 is slated for public safety to hire additional o cers.
SAN MARCOS City Council held public hearings Sept. 6 on adopting the city’s 2023 scal year budget and tax rate. The proposed budget represents a 14% increase over the 2022 budget—about $37 million—totaling $297,440,593. Water, wastewater and electric utility rates will remain the same while stormwater rates are set to increase by 6.5%, according to city documents. The budget is set to generate 14.4%, or $5,451,606, more in revenue from property taxes compared to the 2021-22 scal year. It was passed 4-3 with Council Members Max eld Baker, Alyssa Garza and Saul Gonzales voting against it.
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