RES 2025-019 RESOLUTION FIXING THE LEVY OF THE MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI, AND THE OCEAN SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, JACKSON COUNTY, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 (§21-33-45) BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and for the Ocean Springs School District Taxing District, of which said Municipality is a part, be and hereby fixed for the fiscal year as follows: CITY INSIDE CITY GENERAL FUND (§27-39-307) 23.05 MUNICIPAL BOND AND INTEREST 4.77 LIBRARY (§39-3-7) 1.10 TOTAL 28.92 SCHOOL SCHOOL MAINTENANCE (§37-57-105) 54.79 SCHOOL MINIMUM (§37-57-1) GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS 8.07 SCHOOL 3 MILL NOTES 2.45 SHORTFALL NOTE 0.33 SCHOOL COLLECTION FEES 0.12 TOTAL 65.76 COMBINED TOTAL 94.68 The total levy is 94.68 mills, this total tax rate shall be collected upon each dollar of valuation as shown upon the assessment rolls of the Municipal taxes and upon each dollar of valuation as shown upon the assessment rolls of the Ocean Springs School District, except such values as may be exempt in whole or part from certain tax rates of levies. It is further ordered that the collection of ad valorem taxes upon real and personal property within the Ocean Springs School District, outside the corporate limits of the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, shall be made by the Tax Collector of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, at the same time and in the same manner as City taxes are collected in accordance with law, deposited into proper funds. The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was made by Alderman Blackman, seconded by Alderman Stennis, and the following vote was recorded: Alderman Hinton Aye Alderman Tillis Aye Alderman Stennis Aye Alderman Wade Aye Alderman Pfeiffer Aye Alderman Blackman Aye Alderman Messenger Aye SO RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN of the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on the 2nd day of September 2025. _/s/Mayor Bobby Cox ________ MAYOR ATTEST: _/s/City Clerk Christine Millard__ CITY CLERK IPL0270399 Sep 10 2025