NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE A tax rate of $0.714778 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT. PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.714778 per $100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $0.695350 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.714778 per $100 The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2025 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT from the same properties in both the 2024 tax year and the 2025 tax year. The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2025 tax year. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 26, 2025 AT 0630PM AT 214 MEADOW PARK DRIVE, WHITE SETTLEMENT, TX 76108. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or oppo- sition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the of CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100 FOR the proposal: Council Member Paul Moore, Council Member Alan Price, Mayor ProTem Amber Munoz, Council Member William Wright AGAINST the proposal: Council Member Kandace Espinosa PRESENT and not voting: Mayor Faron Young ABSENT: none Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT this year. 2024 2025 Change Total tax rate (per $0.679816 $0.714778 increase of 0.034962 per $100 of value) $100, or 5.14% Average homestead $143,306 $155,778 increase of 8.70% taxable value Tax on average $974.22 $1,113.47 increase of 139.25, or homestead 14.29% Total tax levy on all $11,560,297 $12,092,030 increase of 531,733, or properties 4.60% For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT at 8172464971 or finance@wstx.us, or visit www.wstx.us for more information.