City Government Notices

Important public notices pertaining to Clifton City Government are listed on this page. If you believe there is a posting error, or you have a question pertaining to information on this page, please contact City Hall.

Water Conservation Measures

As a consequence of the continuing drought throughout the State and in compliance with a letter from the Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, on Monday September 26th, the City Council directed that additional water conservation measures be enacted for users of the City of Clifton’s water system. Both voluntary and mandatory measures are to be followed :

1) Voluntary water conservation measures:
  The City Council requests each user to reduce monthly water usage by 20 percent. For example, a household that typically uses 5,000 gallons of water per month is asked to reduce usage to 4,000 gallons per month. A business that uses 20,000 gallons per month is asked to reduce usage to 16,000 gallons.
2) Mandatory water conservation measures:
a) The mandatory five-day lawn watering schedule is based on the last digit of your street address:
i) Customers with street addresses ending in 0 or 9 may water lawns on Mondays,
ii) Customers with street addresses ending in 1 or 8 may water lawns on Tuesdays,
iii) Customers with street addresses ending in 2 or 7 may water lawns on Wednesdays ,
iv) Customers with street addresses ending in 3 or 6 may water lawns on Thursdays,
v) Customers with street addresses ending in 4 or 5 may water lawns on Fridays.
b) Lawn watering on those days is allowed from 6:00 to 10:00 AM and from 7:00 to 11:00 PM
c) Flower beds, shrubs, and trees may be hand-watered any day, at any time.
d) Car, pavement and window washing are prohibited except when using a hand-held bucket.
e) Uses of water from the City of Clifton water system which are not essential for public health or safety are prohibited, including, but not limited to:
i) Filling of swimming pools;
ii) Street washing;
iii) Water hydrant flushing; and
iv) Public park and athletic field watering.
3) Penalty. Per section 1-9 of the Clifton Code of Ordinances, users of the city water system who do not comply with this directive shall be issued citations to appear before the Municipal Court, and will be subject to a maximum fine of $500 for each day of noncompliance.

Individual exceptions to these measures must be considered by the City Council, which next meets at City Hall on Tuesday October 11, at 6:00 PM. To be placed on the agenda, call City Hall 675-8337 before noon, October 7th.
 

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase

The City of Clifton will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by eight percent . Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
The first public hearing will be held on September 13, 2011 at City Council Chambers 403 West 3rd St.
The second public hearing will be held on September 19, 2011 at City Council Chambers 403 West 3rd St.
The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
FOR: Mayor Volcansek; Mayor Pro-Tem Thiele; Aldermen Gloff, Spitzer, and Wimmer
AGAINST: None
ABSENT: Alderman Ramirez

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in The City of Clifton last year was $ 67,488.
Based on last year’s tax rate of $0.3656 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $ 247 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in The City of Clifton this year is $ 67,129.
If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.3666 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $ 246.
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.3959 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $ 266. (tax on the average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.

Statement of Increase/Decrease

If The City of Clifton adopts a 2012 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of $ .3666 per $100 of value, taxes would increase compared to 2011 taxes by $ 1,368.

Schedule A – Unencumbered Fund Balances
The following estimated balances will be left in the unit’s property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation.
Type of Property Tax Fund – General Fund
Balance - $530,000

2012 Property Tax Rates in The City of Clifton

This notice concerns 2012 property tax rates for The City of Clifton. It presents information about three tax rates. Last year’s tax rate is the actual rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This year’s effective tax rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This year’s rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers can start tax rollback procedures. In each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.

Last year’s tax rate:
Last year’s operating taxes $388,256
Last year’s debt taxes $0.00
Last year’s total taxes $388,256
Last year’s tax base $106,196,953
Last year’s total tax rate 0.3656 /$100

This year’s effective tax rate:
Last year’s adjusted taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property) $388,256
÷ This year’s adjusted tax base (after subtracting value of new property) $105,887,545
= This year’s effective tax rate $0.3666 /$100

This year’s rollback tax rate:
Last year’s adjusted operating taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for any transferred function, tax increment financing, state criminal justice mandate, and/or enhanced indigent health care expenditures) $388,256
÷ This year’s adjusted tax base $105,887,545.00
= This year’s effective operating rate $0.3666 /$100
x 1.08 = this year’s maximum operating rate $0.3959 /$100
+ This year’s debt rate $0.0000 /$100
= This year’s total rollback rate $0.3959 /$100

NOTICE OF TAX REVENUE INCREASE

The City of Clifton conducted public hearings on September 13 , 2011 and September 19 , 2011 on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the City of Clifton from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by eight percent.
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised last year at last year’s tax rate of $0.3565 for each $100 of taxable value was $ 388,256 .
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of $0.3659 for each $100 of taxable value, excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $ 419,209 .
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of $0.3959 for each $100 of taxable value, including tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $ 421,207.
The City Council of Clifton is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on September 26, 2011 at City Hall, 403 West 3rd Street at 6 P.M.