A tax rate of $0.758447 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of Duncanville. 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 Duncanville proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of funding ongoing maintenance and operations including streets, parks, and municipal buildings and facilities.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.758447 per $100
PRECEDING YEAR’S TAX RATE $0.758447 per $100
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $0.704578 per $100
ROLLBACK TAX RATE $0.763848 per $100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Duncanville 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 Duncanville 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:
John R. Ames, PCC, CTA
Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector
1201 Elm Street, Suite 2600, Dallas TX
214.653.7811
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: August 16, 2016 at 7:00 pm at 203 E. Wheatland, Duncanville, TX.
Second Hearing: September 13, 2016 at 7:00pm at 203 E. Wheatland, Duncanville, TX.