MINUTES
Special
Meeting – Board of Trustees
In accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of Texas Government
Code, the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District convened
in public session on Thursday, September 10, 2005, at 11:55 a.m. in the Board Room (201) of the
Highland Business Center of Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle
Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members present: Mr. John
Hernandez, Chair/Presiding Officer; Ms. Nan McRaven, Board Vice Chair; Dr.
James W. McGuffee, Secretary; Mr. Allen H. Kaplan; Mr. Jeffrey Richard; and Mr.
Rafael Quintanilla. Trustees Lillian J.
Davis, Barbara Mink, and Veronica Rivera were absent from the meeting.
It is further found and
determined that in accordance with the policies and orders of this Board, the
notice of this meeting has been posted and return thereof made pursuant to the
terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code, and there has been full compliance with the terms and
provisions of said act, including the timely posting of the subjects of this
meeting.
Items for
Discussion and Possible Action
Agenda Item
8374
Adoption of 2007
(FY08) Tax Rate for Austin Community College District
Mr. Hernandez introduced the item and Mr. Ben Ferrell, Vice President for Business Services, stated the adopted Fiscal Year 2007 balanced budget requires a $0.900 Maintenance & Operation tax rate per $100 assessed tax rate and the tax debt service payment requires a $0.0058 Debt Service tax rate per $100 assessed value.
He said the adopted FY2008 Budget included $74,880,000 of property tax operating revenue and $4,848,521 of property tax debt service. The 2007 Proposed Tax Rate of $0.0958 is a decrease of 0.7% from the 2006 adopted tax rate of $0.0965.
MOTION:
Trustee Jeffrey Richard moved that the Board of Trustees of the Austin
Community College District increase property taxes by the adoption of a tax
rate of $0.958 (9.58 cents) per $100 assessed valuation. Trustee Allen Kaplan seconded the motion.
VOTE: The motion passed on a
unanimous vote of 6-0.
FOR: Mr. John F. Hernandez, Mr. Allen
H. Kaplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven, Mr. Rafael Quintanilla and Mr.
Jeffrey Richard.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis, Dr. Barbara P. Mink, and Ms. Veronica
Rivera.
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STATE OF
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DISTRICT S
Article 1: The Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District hereby levies an ad valorem tax for the purpose of maintenance and operation of said District and the rate is set at 9 and 00/100 cents ($.0900) on each hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation for the tax year 2007. THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE RATE WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $8.50.
Article 2: The Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District hereby levies an ad valorem tax for the purpose of debt service of said District and the rate is set at 0 and 58/100 cents ($0.0058) on each hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation for the tax year 2007.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District, at which a quorum was found to be present, said meeting held pursuant to notice and called in accordance with the rules of operation of the Board of Trustees and the Texas Education Code, said notice having been duly posted as required by the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
SIGNED this 10th day of September, 2007.
John Hernandez, Chair
Board of Trustees
Austin Community College District
ATTEST:
Dr. James McGuffee, Secretary
Board of Trustees
Austin Community College District
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MOTION: Trustee Allen H. Kaplan
moved that the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District adopt
the Order Approving Tax for Residential Homesteads Including Additional
Exemptions for Elderly and Disabled persons.
Trustee James McGuffee seconded the motion.
VOTE: The motion passed on a
unanimous vote of 6-0.
FOR: Mr. John F. Hernandez, Mr.
Allen H. Kaplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven, Mr. Rafael Quintanilla
and Mr. Jeffrey Richard.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis, Dr. Barbara P. Mink, and Ms. Veronica
Rivera.
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STATE OF
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DISTRICT S AND DISABLED
Article 1: Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1-b of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.13 of the Texas Property Tax Code, as amended, an individual is entitled to exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Austin Community College District of one percent (1%) of the appraised value of the homestead for tax year 2007. If this percentage produces an exemption of less than $5,000 when applied to a particular residence homestead, the individual is entitled to an exemption of $5,000 of the appraised value. A surviving spouse is entitled to the exemption for the residence homestead if (a) the deceased spouse died in a year in which the deceased spouse received the exemption; (b) the surviving spouse was 55 or older when the deceased spouse died; and (c) the property was and remains the residence homestead of the surviving spouse.
Article 2: Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1-b of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.13 of the Texas Property Tax Code, if an individual who qualifies for an exemption under Article 1 is disabled or is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, he/she is entitled to exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Austin Community College District of an additional $85,000 of the appraised value of the residence homestead of the individual for tax year 2007.
“Disabled” means under a disability for purposes of payment of disability insurance under Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance or its successor.
An eligible disabled person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older may not receive both the disabled and elderly exemption, but may choose either. If two or more individuals who are eligible for an exemption under this Article own the same residence homestead, the exemptions for each may not be combined and only one (1) owner may receive the exemption. Eligibility for this exemption is determined by an individual’s and his or her residence’s qualifications on January 1, 2007. An individual or a residence does not qualify under this Article on January 2, 2007 and may not receive exemption for tax year 2007.
Article 3: Applications for exemption shall be made pursuant to Section 11.43 of the Texas Property Tax Code, and for Travis County residents pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Travis Central Appraisal District and the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector, and for Williamson County residents pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Williamson County Appraisal District and the Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector.
Article 4: Exemptions recognized and established herein shall be effective until altered or appealed by the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District, at which a quorum was found to be present, said meeting held pursuant to notice and called in accordance with the rules of operation of the Board of the Trustees and the Texas Education Code, said notice having been duly posted as required by the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
SIGNED this 10th day of September, 2007.
John Hernandez, Chair
Board of Trustees
Austin Community College District
ATTEST:
Dr. James McGuffee, Secretary
Board of Trustees
Austin Community College District
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MOTION: Trustee Nan McRaven moved that the Board of
Trustees of the Austin Community College District Adopt the Order Approving
Partial Taxes for Certain Landmark Properties.
Trustee Rafael Quintanilla seconded the motion.
VOTE: The motion passed on a
unanimous vote of 6-0.
FOR: Mr. John F. Hernandez, Mr.
Allen H. Kaplan, Dr. James W. McGuffee, Ms. Nan McRaven, Mr. Rafael Quintanilla
and Mr. Jeffrey Richard.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: Dr. Lillian J. Davis, Dr. Barbara P. Mink, and Ms. Veronica
Rivera.
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STATE OF
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COUNTY OF TRAVIS S TAXES FOR CERTAIN
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DISTRICT S
Article
1: Certain historical landmark
properties located within the Austin Community College District have been
recommended by the Historical Landmark Commission of the City of
Article 2: The parcels listed are hereby granted partial tax exemptions based upon the historical landmark status of the parcels with the percentage of the exemptions for both the structures and land of each parcel being listed. Said historical tax exemptions shall be effective only for the tax year 2007.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District, at which a quorum was found to be present, said meeting held pursuant to notice and called in accordance with the rules of operation of the Board of Trustees and the Texas Education Code, said notice having been duly posted as required by the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
SIGNED this 10th day of September, 2007.
John Hernandez, Chair
Board of Trustees
Austin Community College District
ATTEST:
Dr. James McGuffee, Secretary
Board of Trustees
Austin Community College District
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Executive
Session
There was no
Executive Session.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the September 10, 2006, Special Meeting of the
Austin Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at
Approved By
James
W. McGuffee, Secretary