NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of $0.646525 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Cedar Hill.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.646525 per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.605625 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.646525 per $100
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 City of Cedar Hill from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the 2023 tax year.
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that City of Cedar Hill may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that City of Cedar Hill is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2023 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 12, 2023 AT 07:00 PM AT the Cedar Hill Government Center, 285 Uptown Blvd, Cedar Hill, TX 75104.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, City of Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill City Council of City of Cedar Hill at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
FOR the proposal: Mayor Stephen Mason, Mayor Pro Tem Alan E. Sims, Shirley Daniels, Daniel Haydin, Chad McCurdy, Gregory Glover, and Maranda Auzenne
AGAINST the proposal: None
PRESENT and not voting: None
ABSENT: None
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax 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.
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 City of Cedar Hill last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Cedar Hill this year.
2022 2023 Change
Total tax rate (per $100 of value) $0.657000 $0.646525 decrease of -0.010475, or -1.59%
Average homestead taxable value $258,713 $280,610 increase of 21,897, or 8.46%
Tax on average homestead $1,699.74 $1,814.21 increase of 114.47, or 6.73%
Total tax levy on all properties $34,496,211 $37,816,481 increase of 3,320,270, or 9.63%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Cedar Hill at
214-653-7811 or visit dallascounty.org/tax for more information.
