City of Marion, TX

NOTICE OF PRESENCE OF A POSSIBLE QUORUM
OF THE CITY OF MARION CITY COUNCIL

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 551, V. T. C. A., Government Code, notice is hereby given of a possible quorum of the Marion City Council at the Tree Lighting Ceremony, Friday, December 02, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.  

Notice of possible quorum:  City Council, City of Marion, Texas.  This notice is posted in order to meet the requirements of the Open Meetings Act, in the event that the number of City Council members present at the session makes the Act applicable.
 
This Notice of Meeting is posted pursuant to the Texas Government Code 551.041 – 0.43 on the front bulletin board of the Marion City Hall Building, 303 S. Center St., Marion, Texas 78124 on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 which is a place readily accessible to the public at all times and that said notice was posted at 5:00 p.m. and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours proceeding the scheduled time of said meeting.    

Suzanne Gonzales 
City Secretary

Effective today, we cannot accept payments by phone.  Our new payment system is being installed and we must disconnect the old service so the new one can be put in it's place.  This will be temporary until the new system is up and running.  Thank you for your patience.  Suzanne Gonzales, City Secretary

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON TAX INCREASE

A tax rate of 0.4715 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Marion.

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2022 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for the City of Marion from the same properties in the 2021 tax year.

The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that the City of Marion may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate, unless the de minimis rate for the City of Marion exceeds the voter-approval rate for the City of Marion.

The de minimis rate is the rate equal to the sum of the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for the City of Marion, the rate that will raise $500,000, and the current debt rate for the City of Marion. 

The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that City of Marion is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2022 tax year.

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the mcl Community library 303 S. Center street, Marion, Texas.

The proposed tax rate is not greater than the de minimis rate.  As a result, City of Marion 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 Clerk’s office at 830-914-2391 of City of Marion at their offices or by attending the public hearing 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: Abigaile Maberry, David Bauch, Deshon Blyden, Alex Gonzalez, Shane Pawelek

AGAINST:

PRESENT and not voting:

ABSENT:

The 86^th 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 Marion last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Marion this year:

For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Marion at 830-914-2391 or visit guadalupead.com for more information.

CITY OF MARION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OPERATING BUDGET:

The City of Marion will hold a public hearing on September 26, 2022 at 6:00 pm, located at 303 S. Center St., Marion, Texas 78124. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the City of Marion finances for the upcoming 2022-2023 fiscal year. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by $37,992.37 an 11.7% increase, and of that amount $17,130.89 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.

House Bill 872

Notice of Confidentiality and Customer Right to Disclosure: Pursuant to House Bill (H.B.) 872, passed by the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, amending Subchapter B of Chapter 182 of the Texas Utilities Code, amending Section 13.043(b-2) of the Texas Water Code, and adding Section 552.1331 to the Texas Government Code, all effective June 18, 2021 (pending publication of the current statutes), providing that personal information as defined under Tex. Utilities Code Section 182.051 as, “an individual’s address, telephone number, or social security number” in a customer’s account record, or any information relating to the volume or units of utility usage or amounts billed to or collected from a customer for utility usage (also known as a “ratepayer”), may not be disclosed by the City of Marion or the City’s Utility Department unless a customer request disclosure of such personal information. A customer may request disclosure of its personal information by submitting in writing such request addressed to the City Secretary, Suzanne Gonzales at sgonzales@cityofmariontx.org – please ensure to provide your complete service address and billing account number. You will get a confirmation email after your request is received and applied to your account. You can also make your request for disclosure in person in the at City Hall.

At any time, a customer may rescind their request for disclosure by submitting, in writing, a request, ensuring to include their complete service address and billing account number, to withhold the customer’s personal information to the City’s Secretary. Such request shall become effective on the date the City receives a customer’s request to rescind disclosure of their personal information.

Disclosure Form

The City of Marion
Will be submitting a grant application to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPW).
The Grant will be to improve the City’s Parks located at E. Krueger and N. Center St.
Please answer the survey at this link : https://forms.gle/EyV8nhiDqiUFhQPU8
Your answers are helpful to secure funds for the Marion Park.

Declaration of Public Heath Emergency
Coronavirus Senior Fact Sheet
Guia del Coronavirus Para  las Personas Mayores
Order of County Judge
Amended Declaration