ORDINANCE NO. 2024-115  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND SALINE, TEXASADOPTING THE TAX RATE FOR USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF GRAND SALINE, TEXAS FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCALYEAR; PROVIDING WHENT TAXES SHALL BECOME DUE AND WHEN SAME TAXES SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT IF NOT PAID; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING ASEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Grand Saline, Texas (the "City") has thoroughly evaluated the City'sneeds and has projected its financial requirements for the 2024-2025 fiscal WHEREAS, the proposed tax rate was duly presented to the City Council, a public hearing was held concerning the tax rate and a public notice of said hearing was caused to be given; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the passage oft this Ordinance promotes NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF  year; and  the health, safety, and welfare of the public and the City of Grand Saline.  GRAND: SALINE, TEXASTHAT:  I.  TAX RATE. ADOPTED  a. The City Council oft the City of Grand Saline, Texas hereby adopts a tax rate of eighty- two (82) cents on each one-hundred-dollar ($100) valuation of all property within the corporate limits of the City subject to taxation, with such ad valorem taxes to be  levied in accordance with the following:  i. ii.  The taxes levied under this Ordinance shall be due on or before January 31,  2025.  Taxes become delinquent if not paid by February 1,2025.  iii. All taxes shall become a lien upon the property against which assessed, and the Van Zandt County Tax Assessor/Collector office is authorized and empowered to enforce the collection of such taxes according to the Constitution and laws oft the State ofTexas, and shall by virtue of the tax rolls, fix and establish a lien by levying upon such property, whether real or personal, for the payment of said taxes, penalty and interest, and the interest and penalty collected from such delinquent taxes shall be apportioned to the    general fund oft the City of Grand Saline. All delinquent taxes shall bear interest from the date of delinquency at the rate as prescribed by state law.  II. REPEALER  All Ordinances, Resolutions, or parts thereof that are in conflict or are inconsistent with any provision ofthis Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the  matter regulated herein.  III. SEVERABILITY  Should any section, subsection, sentence, provision, clause, or phrase be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall not render invalid any other section, subsection, sentence, provision, clause, or phrase oft this Ordinance and same are deemed severable for this  purpose.  IV. EFFECTIVE DATE  This Ordinance shall be effective as of the date of adoption.  ASSED,APPROVED AND. ADOPTED THIS 17th DAY OF September, 2024.  APPROVED: ds Leah Erwin, Mayor  ATTEST:  Booasur Peo-am N Beverley Pearson, City Secretary  G  TEXASI