Sunday's Internet Edition, August 01, 2010.
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The Kleberg County Commissioners Court will meet in special session at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the courthouse annex, 1500 E. King.
The public hearing is the last item of an eight-item agenda.
The county is proposing a tax rate of 64.64 cents per $100 valuation compared to 57.1 cents this year. The new tax rate takes effect Oct. 1.
The City of Kingsville will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall to conduct a public hearing on its proposed budget and a public hearing on its proposed tax rate.
The public hearings are at the beginning of a 10-item agenda.
For the general maintenance and operations budget, the city anticipates expenditures of $13,007,506 with revenue of $13,125,356; for the water utility budget, the city anticipates expenditures of $6,653,578 with revenue of $6,725,675; and for the South Texas Specialized Crimes and Narcotics Task Force budget, the city anticipates expenditures of $874,226, with forfeitures and seizures expected to be enough to fund budgeted operations.
The city proposes a total tax rate of 77.813 cents per $100 valuation for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, compared to 68.544 cents for the current year.