Fiscal Year 2027 Property Tax Rates
At a glance
- What: Ordinances levying FY2027 ad valorem taxes, the special public health tax and the Soil and Water Conservation District tax.
- Where it stands: Approved on second reading August 27, 2026 by 13-0 after two public hearings with no speakers.
Rates as written in the ordinances
- General Services District: $.075 on real property (as printed), $.0893 on personal property, $.1500 on insurance capital, $.0150 on tobacco in storage, $.0450 on agricultural products in storage, per $100 of assessed value.
- Urban services districts: $.137 refuse collection, $.027 street lights, $.009 street cleaning, plus $.0920 on insurance capital; abandoned urban property $1.00.
- Motor vehicles and watercraft: $.088 per $100 (January 1, 2027 assessment date).
- Public health tax: $.0243 per $100 on real and personal property and on motor vehicles and watercraft, adopting the request of the County Health Department under state law.
- Soil and Water Conservation District: $.001 per $100 on real property.
Process
- Public hearings on the general rate (6:18 to 6:19 p.m.) and the public health tax (6:19 to 6:20 p.m.) on August 27, 2026 drew no speakers.
- Council Member Ellinger moved the ordinances on second reading, seconded by Vice Mayor Wu; all 13 members present voted aye. Mayor Gorton presided.
Sources
- Council meeting minutes, August 27, 2026: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pzA-nonzcDRYRTGG_6Nd8SisNRBpkz3c/view
Log
2026-08-27 - Urban County Council
Two public hearings with no speakers; the three tax ordinances approved 13-0.