Chris Hill: Collin County Budget Update sees third straight year of property tax rate cuts

Last week, the commissioners court adopted the official budget and property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Here are some of the highlights from the adopted budget:

• FY 2016 Combined (total) Budget: $310.2 million (FY 2015: $301.5 million)
• FY 2016 Operating Funds: $208.9 million (FY 2015: $191.8 million)
• FY 2016 Debt Service Funds: $52.3 million (FY 2015: $45.5 million)
• FY 2016 All Other Funds: $49 million (FY 2015: $64.2 million)
• Total property values (countywide) increased 7.6% year-over-year, for existing properties
• New construction (countywide) added an additional 3.2% in property values
• The average home value in Collin County is now $285,292, up from $257,767 last year
• The commissioners court lowered the property tax rate for the third consecutive year, from $0.235 to $0.225. This marks the 23rd consecutive year that Collin County has gone without a property tax increase!
• You can view the full budget report online at www.CollinCountyTX.gov

Here are some topics from this week’s agenda:

• Public hearing on the FY 2016 preservation, restoration and records archive plan (Presented by the District Clerk)
• Presentation and adoption of the county mental health plan
• Presentation and adoption of the revised county travel policy

As always, you can join us on Mondays at 1:30pm, in person or online.

Sincerely,