Property Tax Rate NoticeNOTICE OF 2016 TAX YEAR PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITY OF SCHERTZ
A tax rate of $0.4911 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of
Schertz. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two
public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.
The governing body of City of Schertz proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the
purpose of maintaining public safety staffing levels.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.4911 per $100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $0.4911 per $100
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $0.4803 per $100
ROLLBACK TAX RATE $0.5080 per $100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of
Schertz from the same properties in both the 2015 tax year and the 2016 tax year.
The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Schertz may adopt before voters are entitled to
petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS
FOLLOWS:
property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
Tavie Murphy
Tax Assessor-Collector
307 West Court St., Seguin, Texas 78155
830 303-8850
tavie@co.guadalupe.tx.us
www.co.guadalupe.tx.us
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: August 23, 2016 at 6:00 PM at Council Chambers, City Hall, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building
# 4, Schertz, Texas.
Second Hearing: August 30, 2016 at 6:00 PM at Council Chambers, City Hall, 1400 Schertz Parkway,
Building # 4, Schertz, Texas.