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The City of Ovilla is committed to a transparent government. Transparency promotes accountability and shares information to our citizens so they will know where and how their tax dollars are being used. The following information is provided with complete effort and commitment to achieve this goal.
If you need assistance or explanation with any of the following information, please contact Ovilla Finance Department either by phone- 972-617-7262, fax- 972-515-3221, or you can email the City of Ovilla.
Instructions for completing Public Information requests may be obtained through the office of the City Secretary.
April 2014, the City of Ovilla was awarded the Platinum Leadership Circle Award through the State Comptroller of Public Accounts by implementing financial transparency. What is Texas Transparency?
Again, July 2015, the City of Ovilla was, for the second year in a row and the first municipality in Ellis County, to be awarded the Platinum Leadership Circle Award through the State Comptroller of Public Accounts for continued financial transparency.
Since then, the Comptroller's office has modified the criteria and Ovilla applied for the Texas Comptroller Transparency Stars Award and received the recognition of Traditional Finances.
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts revised the method and criteria for financial transparency. In 2018, Ovilla was awarded the Traditional Finances Star for exemplary efforts in creating financial transparency. Ovilla will continue to strive for this recognition from the Comptroller's office.
Ovilla is located in two counties. The Ellis Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District establishes the market value and taxable value for all properties located in Ovilla. Depending on where you are located in Ovilla determines your County.
Dallas Central Appraisal District
Property taxes become due when the taxpayer receives the statement, typically around the first of October each year. Normally, January 31 of the following year is the due date without penalties.
- Edward Scott Finance Director
- escott@cityofovilla.org
- 972-617-7262
Per Capita Data Schedule
PROPERTY TAX TIME TREND VISUALIZATION
Property Tax Code
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Constitution and Property Tax Code states that a taxing unit (City) must comply with certain steps in adopting their tax rates. The Truth-in-Taxation Law was passed for two purposes. The first is to make taxpayers aware of tax rate proposals and the second is to allow taxpayers, to limit the tax increase. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts publishes a guide every year with all the updated laws to make this process easier for Cities to follow. The four major principles of truth-in-taxation is that the property owners have the right to know about increases, the tax unit must publish the No-New Rate (formerly the effective rate) and the Voter Approval Rate (formerly the rollback rate). The taxing unit must publish a special notice and hold one public hearing to receive citizen comments before the taxing unit may adopt their tax rate. Any rate exceeding the De-minimis rate or at the Voter Approval Rate allows the voters to petition for an election.
RATES:
The No-New Rate is the rate that is a calculated rate that would provide the taxing unit with the same amount of revenue it received in the year before on properties taxed in both years. If property values rise, the No-New tax rate will go down. If property values fall with appraisals, then the No-New tax rate goes up. The No-New rate up to the Voter Approval rate is the calculated rate that is the maximum rate allowed by law without voter approval. Effective January 01, 2020, the voter-approval rate capped at 3.5% for cities and counties.
The Voter-Approval Rate is a calculated maximum rate allowed by law without voter approval.
The De Minimis Rate is a tax rate calculation designed to give smaller taxing units, including cities with a population of less than 30,000, some flexibility to budget for extraordinary costs that may not be possible under the three and a half percent voter approval tax rate. The de mininis rate is the sum of a taxing unit's no-new-revenue M & O rate; the rate that when applied to a taxing unit's current total value, will impose an amount of taxes equal to $500,000.
The tax rate is split into two parts. The first part is the maintenance and operation rate or commonly referred to as the M and O rate. This rate is used to fund the day-to-day operations and is unrestricted revenue. This rate is set by Council.
The second part is the debt rate or commonly referred to as the I and S rate. This rate is used to fund any bonds that have been issued by the City. This rate is set by the amount of debt the City currently is paying and is calculated by the Ellis Tax Office.
2022 proposed Tax Rate
2021 Ellis and Dallas Appraisal Districts Certified Values
2021 City of Ovilla Tax Rate Recap
Notice of 2022 Tax Year Proposed Property De Minimis Tax Rate
Following the September 12, 2022 public hearing, the Ovilla City Council unanimously approved and adopted a De Minimis Property Tax Rate of $0.626213 per $100 valuation. Place 4 Hunt moved to approve Ordinance 2022-15 approving and adopting the FY2022-2023 Budget and making appropriations for the support of the City Government of the City of Ovilla, Texas for the fiscal year beginning October 01, 2022, and ending September 30, 2023. Motion was seconded by Place 5 Piland.
RECORD VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY:
Place 1 Kimberly Case - AYE
Place 2 Dean Oberg - AYE
Plce 3 David Griffin - AYE
Place 4 Doug Hunt - AYE
Place 5 Brad Piland - AYE
Vote carried 5-0
During the council meeting of August 08, 2022, Place 4 Doug Hunt moved to approve a proposed tax rate of $0.626213, with the M&O rate at $0.418178, the De Minimis rate at $0.116997, and the I&S rate (debt) at $0.091038, seconded by Place 2 Dean Oberg.
M&O$ 0.535175 per $100.00 of valuation
Debt Service$ 0.091038 per $100.00 of valuation
Total $ 0.626213 per $100.00 of valuation
RECORD VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY:
Place 1 Kimberly Case - AYE
Place 2 Dean Oberg - AYE
Plce 3 David Griffin - AYE
Place 4 Doug Hunt - AYE
Place 5 Brad Piland - AYE
Vote carried 5-0
The proposed tax rate is greater than the voter-approval tax rate but not greater than the de minimis rate. However, the proposed tax rate exceeds the rate that allows voters to petition for an election under Section 26.075, Tax Code. If City of Ovilla adopts the proposed tax rate, the qualified voters of the City of Ovilla may petition the City of Ovilla to require an election to be held to determine whether to reduce the proposed tax rate. If a majority of the voters reject the proposed tax rate, the tax rate of the City of Ovilla will be the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Ovilla. 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
This rate exceeds the No-New rate and the Voter-Approval Rate rate. State law requires that one public hearing be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate. The governing body of CITY OF OVILLA proposes to use revenue attributable to the revenue increase for the purpose of capital purchases, and general operational increases.The City Council of the City of Ovilla, Texas, will conduct a public hearing in-person at 6:30 pm, on September 12, 2022. This is an open meeting for everyone. Public access to the meeting is at the Ovilla Municipal Building, 105 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Ovilla, TX 75154. To submit public comments, email Bobbie Jo Taylor, City Secretary at btaylor@cityofovilla.org for instruction.
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.626213 per $100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $0.6600 per $100
NO-NEW TAX RATE $0.519776 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.551387 per $100 DE MINIMIS TAX RATE $0.626213 per $100
Property Tax Rate and Sales Histories for Ovilla
Ovilla Sales Tax History Chart through August 2022
FY2022-2023 proposed budget
Budget
The budget serves as the financial plan for the City. Each fiscal year budget depicts proposed expenditures and revenues listed by department and account description. The City had 80 full-time equivalent employees at the end of the fiscal year 2022.
Each Council position is elected at-large and represents all citizens. Including setting policy, approving ordinances and resolutions presented by staff, the Council shall approve an annual budget, for which operations are made and budgeted sums for each project are identified. The budget shall contain a complete financial statement of the city showing all outstanding obligations of the city, the cash on hand to the credit of each and every fund, and funds received from all sources, the estimated revenues available to cover the proposed budget, and the estimated rate of tax.
Your Mayor and Council may be contacted by email following this link or through the office of the city secretary, or by calling the city offices 972-617-7262.
The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive citizen comments during a scheduled Council meeting on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 6:30 pm, Ovilla Municipal Building, Council Chamber room, 105 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Ovilla, TX 75154, with duly posted notice to consider a approval and adoption of the budget and operating services for Fiscal Year October 01, 2022 - September 30, 2023 will be posted. Public Hearing Notice FY2022-2023 Budget
FY2013-2014 Visual Data and WS Revenue History
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Annual Financial Statements Ended Fiscal Year September 30, 2022
Annual Financial Statements Ended Fiscal Year September 30, 2021
Annual Financial Statements Ended Fiscal Year September 30, 2020
Annual Financial Statements Ended Fiscal Year September 30, 2019
Annual Financial Statements Ended Fiscal Year September 30, 2018
Annual Financial Statements Ended Fiscal Year September 30, 2017
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2016
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2015
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2014
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2013
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2012
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2011
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2010
Annual Financial Statements Ending Fiscal Year September 30, 2009
Payroll Summaries
2022 Payroll
2021 Payroll
2020 Payroll
2019 Payroll
Check Register
Ovilla payments may be viewed through the check registers. Each register includes a description, check detail and the payee's name. The registers are searchable.
FY 2013-2014 CK Register 1st Quarter
Government Associations
Municipal Energy Consumption
Energy Usage per Calendar Year:
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2020
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2019
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2018
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2017
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2016
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2015
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2014
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2013
Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2012
Mayor and Council email contact information:
Annual Report of Debt Obligation (Section 1, Chapter 140, Local Gov Code Section 140.008)
Comptroller Local Government Debt Obligation Reporting HB 1378
Debt Service Schedule
Bond and Debt Pledge
Debt Information
The General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2011 were issued to refinance or refund three separate series of bonds. The refinancing was done strictly for savings purposes.
The three series of bonds that were refunded along with their original purpose is as follows:
1. Tax and Waterworks System Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2002 -
Original purpose: Improvements to the waterworks system
2. General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005 -
Original purpose: These bonds refunded the Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1991 which were originally issued through the Texas Water Development Board for improvements to the waterworks system.
3. Water System and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2005 -
Original purpose: Water and Sewer improvements.
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