WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE INCREASE TO TAX RATE
Washington County Commissioners today (Tuesday) unanimously proposed an increased property tax rate.
The proposed tax rate of $0.4367 per $100 valuation is $0.0527 greater than the current rate of $0.3840.
The proposed rate consists of $0.3230 for maintenance and operations (M&O), $0.0337 for interest and sinking (I&S), and $0.0800 for road and bridge. The current rate is made up of $0.3040 for M&O and $0.0800 for road and bridge.
For the proposed rate, the I&S portion includes the $0.0262 associated with financing the new judicial center, as well as the $0.0075 that were previously moved out of I&S due to the county not having any debt. The rate does not include the multi-purpose facility that will be considered by voters during the November bond election. If the proposition passes, the estimated tax rate increase would be $0.0143 and would not affect this year’s tax rate.
With the proposed tax rate, the total tax levy on all properties would increase by $3,792,665 from 2025, with $744,670 being from new property added to the tax roll. The tax on the average homestead would go up $246.19.
The no-new-revenue rate is calculated at $0.376594, and the voter-approval rate is $0.459710.
A public hearing on the proposed rate will be held on Tuesday, September 8th.
In the only other non-routine item during regular session, commissioners agreed to purchase 37 Brother PocketJet 8 mobile printers and related accessories from CDW Government for sheriff’s office and constable vehicles. The purchase is for $37,523 and will be paid from the Justice of the Peace Technology Fund.
Following the end of the meeting, commissioners opened a public meeting for the Pecan Glen Road District to propose the road district’s new tax rate of $0.278321. The proposed rate is below the existing rate of $0.284546.
Click here to view the agenda packet for Tuesday's meeting.