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Resolution directing how to calculate the voter-approval tax rate under COVID-19 disaster rules
What this is
Council will consider Resolution No. 20-16, which directs the city's tax assessor-collector to calculate the voter-approval tax rate using a higher allowable rate reserved for "special taxing units" — a method permitted by Texas Tax Code Section 26.04(c-1) because of the federal and state COVID-19 disaster declarations.
Why it matters
Calculating the voter-approval tax rate this way could allow the city to adopt a higher tax rate without automatically triggering a rollback election, which directly affects how much residents might pay in property taxes.
Council action
Motion to approve the resolution as presented
7 yes · 0 no
The approved minutes report the tally without a name-by-name roll call.
Timeline
- July 13, 2026 Agenda posted — August 3, 2020 meeting
- August 3, 2020 Vote taken — August 3, 2020 meeting · Approved 7-0
Appearances on agendas
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City Council — August 3, 2020
Adopt Resolution No. 20-16
Official agenda language
CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 20-16, DIRECTING THE CITY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR TO CALCULATE THE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE OF THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, TEXAS, IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR A SPECIAL TAXING UNIT AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION 26.04(c-1) AS A RESULT OF THE DISASTER DECLARATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE-WIDE DISASTER DECLARATION BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
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