CITY COUNCIL HOLDS PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED TAX RATE
The Brenham City Council held a chance for the public to express their thought concerning the Proposed Tax Rate
No one showed at the meeting, in which the Council discussed the proposed tax rate at $0.4731 cents per $100 valuation for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015, and ending September 30, 2016.
Of this rate, $0.2950 will be for Maintenance and Operations. The balance of $0.1781 is for debt service. Based on certified taxable values of $1,188,742,237, the effective tax rate is $0.4632, and the rollback rate is $0.4766 per $100 valuation for the 2015 tax year.
The first reading of the Ordinance to adopt the tax rate will be held during a Special Council meeting on Monday, September 14th at 8:00am at City Hall.
The second reading of the Ordinance and adoption of the tax rate is scheduled for a Regular Council meeting on Thursday, September 17 at 1:00 p.m.
Council also approved amending the Human Resource Policy manual. Some of the items revised were employee vacation leave, drug and alcohol use policy and use of the cell phone and social media in the workplace.
The revisions will be effective September 3, 2015
During the Consent Agenda, a Second Reading was also held and approved concerning the authorizing of the placement of a stop sign on Cantey Street at the intersection with U.S. Highway 290 W frontage road.
The Council also made several proclamations during the meeting, including September 2015 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, September 17-23 as Constitution Week.
Other proclamations included Library Card Sign-Up Month and Washington County Big READ.
