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CITY OF KENNEDALE
ORDINANCE N0.221
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM
TAXES FOR THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR
2001, DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
CLAUSE.
BE IT, THEREFORE, ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENNEDALE,TEXAS:
WHEREAS, the City of Kennedale, is a home rule city acting under its charter adopted
by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the
Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen has approved by a separate ordinance adopted on
the 11th day of September, 2001, the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2001, and
ending September 30, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with all statutory and constitutional requirements
concerning the levying and assessing of ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 1. For the current expense of the City of Kennedale and for the general
improvements of the City and its property, there is hereby levied and ordered to be assessed and
collected for the year of 2001 on all property situated within the corporate limits of the City limits
of the City of Kennedale, and not exempt from taxation by valid laws, an ad valorem tax rate of
$0.692500 cents on the One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars valuation of such property.
$0.579841 For the purpose of maintenance and operation.
$0.112659 For the purpose of interest and sinking.
$0.692500 Total tax rate
All monies collected and hereby appropriated are set apart for the specific purposes
indicated and the funds shall be accounted for in such a manner as to readily show balance at any
time.
SECTION 2. That the taxes herein are levied according to law and shall be due and
payable on October 1, 2001, and the same shall become delinquent on February 1, 2002. Should
any taxpayer fail to make payment before the date of delinquency, the penalty as provided by law
shall be assessed until the unpaid taxes and penalty have been satisfied. Taxes herein levied and
uncollected as of January 1, 2002 shall be a first and prior lien against the property, which lien
shall be superior and prior to all other liens.
SECTION 3. Taxes are payable at the offices of Tarrant County Tax Assessor-
Collector. The City shall have available all rights and remedies provided by law for the
enforcement of the collection of taxes levied under this Ordinance.
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SECTION 4. In the event any section, sub-section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no
means affect any other section, sub-section, clause sentence, or phrase of this ordinance, but all
the rest thereof shall be in full force and effect just as though the section, sub-section, sentence,
clause or phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part
thereof.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED IN OPEN SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS on the 11`~ day of September, 2001.
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