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NOTICE OF ADOPTED 2020 TAX RATE

Harris County Emergency Services District 12 ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 2.48 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $0.

HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 12

THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE.  THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 2.48% AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $0.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2020 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Harris County Emergency Services District 12 from the same properties in both the 2019 tax year and the 2020 tax year.

The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that Harris County Emergency Services District 12 may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate, unless the de minimis rate for Harris County Emergency Services District 12 exceeds the voter-approval tax rate for Harris County Emergency Services District 12.

The de minimis rate is the rate equal to the sum of the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for Harris County Emergency Services District 12, the rate that will raise $500,000, and the current debt rate for Harris County Emergency Services District 12.

The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Harris County Emergency Services District 12 is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2020 tax year.

A public hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held on October 06, 2020 at 6:00 PM at Cloverleaf Fire Station No. 1, 911 Hollywood Street, Houston, Texas.

The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, Harris County Emergency Services District 12 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 Board of Directors of Harris County Emergency Services District 12 at their offices or by attending the public meeting mentioned above.

YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS :

property tax amount=(tax rate) X (taxable value of your property)/100 The members of the governing body voted on the proposed tax increase as follows:

FOR: W. Anders, D. Proctor, L. Helgesen, F. Staley and B. Clements

AGAINST:

PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT:

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 Harris County Emergency Services District 12 last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Harris County Emergency Services District 12 this year:

For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for Harris County Emergency Services District 12 at 713-­274-8000 or tax.office@hctx.net, or visit www.hctax.net for more information.

PUBLIC NOTICE 

ABOUT 2020 TAX RATES

Property Tax Rates in Harris County Emergency Service District No. 12

This notice concerns the 2020 property tax rates for Harris County Emergency Service District No. 12. This notice provides information about two tax rates. The no-new-revenue tax rate would impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit can adopt without holding an election. In each case, these rates are calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes by the current taxable value with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.

This year's no-new-revenue tax rate:                 $0.048719

This year's voter-approval tax rate:               $0.052692

    To see the full calculations, please visit www.hctax.net for a copy of the Tax Rate Calculation Worksheets.

    Type of Fund:                   Operating Fund 

                              Balance    $7,625,000

The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from upcoming property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).

Description of Debt      Principal or Contract      Interest to be Paid from      Other Amounts to be     Total Payment

                                   Payment to be Paid from             Property Taxes                         Paid

                                               Property Taxes

     Total required for 2020 debt service                                                                                                                    0

• Amount (if any) paid from funds listed in unencumbered funds                                                                       0
• Amount (if any) paid from other resources                                                                                                       0
• Excess collections last year                                                                                                                             0

   = Total to be paid from taxes in 2020                                                                                                                   0

   collect only 97.66% of its taxes in 2020                                                                                                               0

    =Total debt levy                                                                                                                                                    0

This notice contains a summary of the no-new-revenue and voter-approval calculations as certified by Ann Harris Bennett, Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector on September 4, 2020.

WELCOME 

The Department provides Fire Protection, Rescue, and Medical First Responder services to an unincorporated area located on the east side of Harris County.

The Department operates from two stations that protect approximately 45,000 residents located within a 12 square mile response district.

The response district contains commercial, educational, industrial, marine, multi-family, and one-family occupancies. The district also contains sections of Interstate 10, the Sam Houston Toll Road, and several railroads.

The Department has a Career Staff consisting of 4 Administrative Staff personnel and 33 Fire Operations personnel. The Department strives to maintain a minimum level of 9 firefighters (1-Battalion Chief; 2-Captains [Company Officers]; 2 Engineers [Drivers]; and 4 Firefighters ) on duty 24 hours-a-day, everyday.

The Department has an Insurance Service Office - Public Protection Classification (PPC) of 4 in all areas of the response district, resulting in lower fire insurance costs to property owners.

An older two square mile part of the Department's response district contains the third most densely populated area within Harris County (6,637 persons per square mile - 2010 Census).

The Department is operated by Harris County Emergency Services District 12.