"NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX LEVIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR FOR - (Name of the taxing entity)
The (name of the taxing entity) will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget and proposed tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) on (date and time) at (meeting place).
The (name of the taxing entity) is now operating with projected total budget revenue of $ _______________ . ( _______________percent) or $ _______________of such revenue is obtained through ad valorem taxes. For the next fiscal year, the proposed budget has total projected revenue of $ _______________ . Of that amount, ( _______________percent) or $_______________ , is proposed to be financed through a total ad valorem tax levy.
The decision to not increase the ad valorem tax millage rate for fiscal year (insert the year) above the current fiscal year's ad valorem tax millage rate means you will not pay more in ad valorem taxes on your home, automobile tag, utilities, business fixtures and equipment and rental real property, unless the assessed value of your property has increased for fiscal year (insert the year).
Any citizen of (name of the taxing entity) is invited to attend this public hearing on the proposed budget and tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) and will be allowed to speak for a reasonable amount of time and offer tangible evidence before any vote is taken."
"NOTICE OF A TAX INCREASE AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX LEVIES FOR - (Name of the taxing entity)
The (name of the taxing entity) will hold a public hearing on a proposed ad valorem tax revenue increase for fiscal year (insert the year) and on its proposed budget and proposed tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) on (date and time) at (meeting place).
The (name of the taxing entity) is now operating with projected total budget revenue of $ _______________ . ( _______________percent) or $ _______________of such revenue is obtained through ad valorem taxes. For next fiscal year, the proposed budget has total projected revenue of $ _______________ . Of that amount, ( _______________percent) or $ _______________is proposed to be financed through a total ad valorem tax levy.
For next fiscal year, the (name of the taxing entity) plans to increase your ad valorem tax millage rate by_______________mills from_______________mills to_______________mills. This increase means that you will pay more in ad valorem taxes on your home, automobile tag, utilities, business fixtures and equipment and rental real property.
Any citizen of (name of the taxing entity) is invited to attend this public hearing on the proposed ad valorem tax increase, and will be allowed to speak for a reasonable amount of time and offer tangible evidence before any vote is taken."