ORD 2003-16TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2003-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS FIXING
AND LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2003 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
2004, AND FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE
PROVIDED, AT A RATE OF $.43051 PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($100.00) ASSESSED VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN; DIRECTING THE
ASSESSMENT THEREOF TO PROVIDE REVENUES FOR THE PAYMENT
OF CURRENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES AND
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN; PROVIDING FOR DUE AND
DELINQUENT DATES TOGETHER WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST;
PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT TO THE TOWN ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR;
PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PUBLICATION; PROVIDING
FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town") hereby
finds that the tax for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2003 and ending September 30, 2004,
hereinafter levied for current expenses of the Town and the general improvements of the Town and
its property, must be levied to provide the revenue requirements of the budget for the ensuing year;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has approved on the 2nd day of September 2003, the budget
for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2003, and ending September 30, 2004; and
WHEREAS, all statutory and constitutional requirements concerning the levying and
assessing of ad valorem taxes have been completed in due and correct time, including providing
notice of and conducting a public hearing regarding the ad valorem tax levied hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
APPROVING THE TAX RATE AND LEVY
There is hereby levied and ordered to be assessed and collected for the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2003, and ending September 30, 2004, and for each fiscal year thereafter until otherwise
provided, on all taxable property, real, personal and mixed, situated within the corporate limits of the
Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and not exempted by the Constitution of the State, valid State laws or
this ordinance, a tax of $.43051 on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) assessed value of taxable
property, which shall be apportioned and distributed as follows:
(a) For the purpose of defraying the maintenance and operation expenses of the municipal
government of the Town, a tax of $.37751 on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) assessed
value of all taxable property; and
(b) For the purpose of the payment of principal and interest on the debt of the Town, a tax of
$.05300 on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) assessed value of all taxable property.
SECTION 2.
DUE DATE AND DELINQUENCY DATE
All ad valorem taxes shall become due and payable on October 1, 2003, and all ad valorem
taxes shall become delinquent after January 31, 2004. There shall be no discount for payment of
taxes on or prior to January 31, 2004. A delinquent tax shall incur all penalty and interest authorized
by law, Section 33.01 of the Texas Property Tax Code, as amended, to wit: a penalty of six percent
(6%) of the amount of the tax for the first calendar month the tax is delinquent plus one percent (1%)
for each additional month or portion of a month the tax remains unpaid prior to July 1 of the year in
which it becomes delinquent.
Provided, however, a tax delinquent on July 1 incurs a total penalty of twelve percent (12%)
of the amount of the delinquent tax without regard to the number of months the tax has been
delinquent. A delinquent tax shall also accrue interest at a rate of one percent (1%) for each month
or portion of a month the tax remains unpaid. Taxes that become delinquent on or after February 1,
2004, but not later than May 1, 2004, that remain delinquent on July 1, 2004 incur an additional
penalty of fifteen percent (15%n) of the amount of taxes, penalty and interest due; however, taxes that
become delinquent on or after June 1, 2004 and for which split payment has been allowed under
Section 31.03, 31.031, 31.032, or 31.04 of the Texas Property Tax Code incur an additional penalty
of fifteen percent (15%). All such additional penalties are to defray the costs of collection due
pursuant to the contract with the Town' s attorney authorized by Section 6.30 of the Texas Property
Tax Code, as amended.
SECTION 3.
DENTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSORICOLLECTOR
Taxes shall be payable in full at the office of the Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector, 300
E. McKinney, P.O. Box 1249, Denton, Texas 76201-4322. The Town shall have available all rights
and remedies provided by law for the enforcement of the collection of taxes levied under this
Ordinance.
SECTION 4.
PENALTY AND INTEREST
All delinquent taxes shall bear interest as provided by State law, in addition to the penalties
set forth herein.
SECTION 5.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the Ordinances of the Town, except
when the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such Ordinances,
in which event the conflicting provisions of such Ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6.
SAVINGS CLAUSE
All rights and remedies of the Town are expressly saved as to any and all violations of the
provisions of any other ordinance affecting ad valorem taxes which have secured at the time of the
effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both
civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such Ordinances same shall not be affected
by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the court.
SECTION 7.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses and words of this Ordinance are
severable, and if any section, article, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this Ordinance or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity or the remaining portions of this
Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of
this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 8.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
The Town Secretary is hereby directed to publish the Caption, Penalty, and Effective Date
Clause of this Ordinance as required by Section 52.011 of the Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 9.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance by copying the
caption, publication clause, and effective date clause in the minutes of the Town Council and by
filing this Ordinance in the ordinance records of the Town.
SECTION 10.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage and publication
as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town
this the 15TH day of September 2003.
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Town Secretary
Town of Troph� Club, Texas
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