Public Hearing Date and Time
The following information is a Notice of Public Hearing on the 2023 Tax Rates.
A public hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held September 12, 2023, at 6 p.m. at 447 N. Main St. in Boerne.
Tax Rates for 2023 Tax Year
A tax rate of $0.4766 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of the City of Boerne.
- Proposed Tax Rate: $0.4766 per $100
- No-New-Revenue Tax Rate: $0.3999 per $100
- Voter-Approval Tax Rate: $0.4767 per $100
No-New-Revenue Tax Rate
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2023 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for the City of Boerne from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the 2023 tax year.
Voter-Approval Tax Rate
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that the City of Boerne may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
Proposed Tax Rate
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new revenue tax rate. This means that the City of Boerne is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2023 tax year.
Year to Year Tax Rate Comparison
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by the City of Boerne last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average homestead by the City of Boerne this year.
| 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|
| Total Tax Rate (per $100 of value) | $0.4510 | $0.4766 | Increase of 0.0256 per $100 or 5.7% increase |
| Average Homestead Taxable Value | $381,802 | $432,525 | Increase of $41,723 or 10.9% increase |
| Tax on Average Homestead | $1,722 | $2,019 | Increase of $297 or 17.2% increase |
| Total Tax Levy on all Properties | $12,818,663 | $15,476,297 | Increase of $2,657,634 or 20.7% increase |
Comparison of Average Tax Rates in 2022 to proposed 2023 rates.
Calculating Your Taxes
Your taxes owed under any of the tax rates mentioned above can be calculated as follows:
- Property tax amount = ( tax rate ) x ( taxable value of your property ) / 100
For assistance with tax calculation, please contact the tax assessor for the City of Boerne at (830) 249-8012 or [email protected], or visit www.kendallad.org.
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local tax property database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
City Council on the Proposal to Consider Tax Increase
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, the City of Boerne is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the City Council of the City of Boerne at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above.