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Aug 13, 2021 · Related development

Council adopts the $0.48404 tax-rate ordinance 4-1 and orders a November 2 rate election 5-0

Ordinance No. 7925 set the 2021 tax rate at $0.48404 per $100 of valuation: $0.40493 for maintenance and operations and $0.07911 for debt. It passed on first reading August 10 and second reading August 13, 2021, each 4-1, with Mayor Ginger Nelson and Councilmembers Freda Powell, Eddy Sauer and Howard Smith for and Councilmember Cole Stanley against. The motion called the rate "effectively a 24.48 percent increase." Because the rate exceeded the $0.44334 voter-approval rate, the council then ordered a November 2, 2021 special election on it, 5-0. Voters rejected the rate, and the City's rate became $0.44334.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ginger Nelson Freda Powell Eddy Sauer Howard Smith Cole Stanley Laura Storrs

What the sources say

✓ Verified
Ordinance No. 7925, setting the 2021 tax rate at $0.48404 per $100, passed first reading on August 10, 2021 and second reading on August 13, 2021, each by a 4-1 record vote: Mayor Ginger Nelson, Mayor Pro Tem Freda Powell and Councilmembers Howard Smith and Eddy Sauer voted aye; Councilmember Cole Stanley voted no. Mayor Pro Tem Powell made both motions. ^[1]^[2]
For
4
Against
1
✓ Verified
The ordinance set $0.40493 per $100 for maintenance and operations and $0.07911 for existing debt, a total of $0.48404. The minutes state the rate "will effectively be raised by 24.48 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $60.45." ^[1]^[2]
Rate per 100
$0.48404 per $100
Mo rate per 100
$0.40493 per $100
Is rate per 100
$0.07911 per $100
Increase
24.48%
Mo change 100k home
$60
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On August 13, 2021 the council took the separate vote required by Tex. Loc. Gov't Code 102.007(c) to ratify the FY2021/22 budget and tax rate, "recognizing such budget will require more revenue from property taxes than did the budget adopted last year." It passed 4-1, with Councilmember Stanley voting no. ^[2]
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4
Against
1
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Also on August 13, 2021 the council adopted Resolution No. 08-13-21-1 ordering a special municipal election on November 2, 2021 "regarding the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate." The vote was 5-0, with Councilmember Stanley voting yes. ^[2]
For
5
Against
0

Sources

1.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-08-10 — City of Amarillo, Aug 10, 2021 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read with OCR. States: "CONSIDER AWARD — IDCU COVID-19 CONTACT SUPPLEMENT ... Grant Amount: $311,847", "CONSIDER AWARD — PHWF WORKFORCE ... Grant Amount: $1,000,000" and "CONSIDER AWARD — HEALTH EQUITY ... Grant Amount: $500,000", each from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The consent agenda (except Item F) passed 5:0.
2.Amarillo City Council Special Meeting Minutes, 2021-08-13 — City of Amarillo, Aug 13, 2021 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read with OCR (the text calls it a special meeting; the portal lists it as a regular meeting). States: "Mayor Pro Tem Powell moved the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.48404, which is effectively a 24.48 percent increase in the tax rate" ... "The motion carried by a 4:1 vote of the Council." Resolution No. 08-13-21-1 ordering the November 2, 2021 election passed 5:0.
3.City of Amarillo Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2021-2022 — City of Amarillo, Nov 15, 2021 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026primarySubject-authoredRate table is labelled 'Current Year revised for failed election'; narrative states the proposed $0.48404 rate failed at election.