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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 74-1634ORDINANCE NO. 74-1634 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1974-75; PROVIDING FOR THE TIME AND MANNER OF PAYING THE AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINV'IEW, T~XAS: Section 1. That there is hereby levied and there shall be collected for the use and support of the Municipal Government of the City of Plainview, Texas, and to provide interest and sinking funds for the year Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Four (1974), upon all property, real, personal, and mixed, within the corporate limits of said City subject to taxation, a tax of ninety-five and no hundreths cents ($.95) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) to the specific purposes herein set forth: (A) For the maintenance and support of the general government and for the operation of the City government to be placed in the General Fund, 66.80% of the total amount received, being $.6346 on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) valuation of property. (B) For the interest and sinking funds, the following apportionments shall be made: SINKING FUND *PERCENTAGE ~AMOUNT Acct. 488-06 General Obligation Park Bonds Series 1963 15 January 1963 3.21% .0305 Acct. 488-07 General Obligation Bonds Series 1963 15 January 1963 16.08% .1528 Acct. 488-08 General Obligation Bonds Series 1966 15 March 1966 5.35% .0508 Percentage of total tax collected Which is transferred to the Interest and Sinking Fund for retirement of General Obligation Bonds. The actual cent proportion of.the 95~ per $100 valuation that is used to retire General Obligation Bonds. $ .3154 Interest & Sinking Fund .6346 General Fund present rate $ .9500 per $100 valuation Acct. 488-09 Acct. 488-15 SINKING FUND *PERCENTAGE General Obligation Street Bonds Series 1974 iS September 1974 7.22% Certificates of Obligation Series 1971 1 August 1971 1.34% **AMOUNT .0686 .0127 TOTAL 33.20% .3154 Section 2. All monies collected under this Ordinance for the specific items herein named, be and the same are hereby appro- priated and set apart for the specific purpose indicated in each item and that the Assessor and Collector of Taxes, the City Treasurer, and the City Clerk shall keep these accounts so as to readily and distinctly show the amount collected, the amounts expended, and the amount on hand at any time belonging to such funds. It is hereby made the duty of the Tax Assessor and Collector and every such person collecting money for the City of Plainview to deliver to the City Clerk and the City Treasurer at the time of depositing any monies, a statement showing to what fund such deposit should be made and from what source received. Ail receipts for the City not specifically apportioned by this Ordinance are hereby made payable to the General Fund of the City. Section 3. That the ad valorem taxes herein levied shall become due on the 1st day of October 1974, and may be paid up to and including the following January 31st, without penalty, but if not so paid such taxes shall become delinquent on the following day, February 1st, and the following penalty shall be payable thereon, to wit: if paid during the month of February, one per ~cent (1%); during March, two per cent (2%); during April, three per cent (3%); during May, four per cent (4%); during June, five per cent (5%); and on or after the 1st day of July, eight per cent (8%). Such unpaid taxes shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent ~(6%) per annum from February 1, 1974, and $1.00 shall be charged for each redemption certificate issued by the Tax Assessor and Collector as cost. The payment of 1/2 taxes shall be accepted if the first half is paid on or before November 30, 1974, then the last half may be paid on or before June 30, 1975, without penalty. Should the last half not be paid before July 1, 1975, it shall bear penalty and interest at the usual rate. Section 4. The taxes herein levied shall be a first and prior lien against the property upon which they are assessed and the said first lien shall be superior and prior to all other liens, charges, -2- encumbances, and this lien Shall attach to personal property to the same extent and with the same priorities as to real estate. Section 6. Should any part of this Ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, that invalidity shall not effect the remainder of this Ordinance, which remainder shall continue in full force and effect. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of September, A. D. 1974. ST(~NEHA~, Mayo~ ' - ATTEST: M. L. REA, City Clerk -3-