City of Anderson Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Cover Page

This budget will raise less revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $-1,760, which is a -4.93 percent decrease from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $338.

The members of the governing body voted on the budget as follows:

For:

Against: 0

Present and not voting: 0

Absent:  0

Property Tax Rate Comparison

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No-New-Revenue Tax Rate:

No-New-Revenue Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate:

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Debt Rate:

Total debt obligation for City of Anderson secured by property taxes: $0

ORDINANCE NO 187-26

AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE TOWN OF ANDERSON, TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF TAXATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUE OF THE PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR AND DURING THE 2026 TAX YEAR AND PROVIDING FOR A LIEN ON REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF TAXES ASSESSED, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, OR PART OF ORDINANCES CONFLICTING HEREWITH.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF ANDERSON, TEXAS.

Section 1: There is hereby levied and shall be collected for all lawful purposes for the 2026 tax year an-ad valorem tax rate of $0.123609 on the one hundred dollar ($100) cash value thereof in lawful currency of the United States on all property, real or personal, owned in this City on the 1st day of January 2026 A. D., except as much as may be exempted by the Constitution and laws of this State and United States. Said cash value to be established in the manner prescribed by law.

It is further ordered that levy of the tax shall be collected on the basis of 100 percent (1003/o) of the actual market value legally established on all property both real and personal.

The said above tax levy shall be budgeted in the approximate amounts listed below:

GENERAL FUND TAX RATE PER $100 VALUATION                                                                                                  $             0.123609

INTEREST & SINKING FUND TAX RATE PER $100                                                                                                    $             0.000000

VALUATION TOTAL TAX RATE PER $100 VALUATION FOR ALL PURPOSES                                                $             0.123609

 Section 2:    That all taxes collected by the Grimes Central Appraisal District on behalf of the City shall be payable on October 1 and if such taxes are not paid in full on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, the following penalties shall be payable: During the month of February, seven percent (7%); during the month of March, nine percent (9%); during the month of April, eleven percent (11%); during the month of May, thirteen percent (133/o); during the month of June fifteen percent (153/o); during the month of July, eighteen percent (18%); and all delinquent taxes shall bear interest at the rate of one percent (1% ) each month thereafter, until paid.

Section 3:     There is hereby fixed on each and every item of taxable property a lien for the purpose of securing the certain payment of taxes assessed against any item of property against which a tax is assessed hereunder until such tax together with all penalties and interest shall be paid.

Section 4:     All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of the ordinance shall be and the same are hereby expressly repealed.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026.

Kason Menges, Mayor

Tammi Hughey, Secretary

FOR: Tanner Krause, Kason Menges, Brett Mize, William Borski, Harold Minor

AGAINST: 0

ABSENT: Bessie White

PRESENT AND ABSTAINING FROM VOTING: 0