Tax Levy Presentation

Tax Levy 2023 Public Hearing September 5, 2023

Real Estate Tax Levy – Public Hearing • City’s Process to Set Levy

• Property Tax Limitations • Assessed Values & Limit Factor • Levy 2023 • Appeals • Tax Levy Rate Comparison 2022-2023

City’s Process to Set Levy • Can only set levy for what has already been authorized by voters • Must hold a public hearing at least 7 days prior to setting levy • Final Assessed Valuation Received from Jackson County by 9/11 • The Missouri Auditor’s Office provides a pro forma calculation for the city to utilize to calculate the tax levy

Property Tax Limitations Hancock Amendment Local government tax limit and voter approval provision

If the assessed valuation of property, excluding new construction and improvements, increases by a larger percentage than the Consumer Price Index, then a "rollback" of the tax rate is required to yield the same amount as would have been received from the levy on the prior assessed value.

District Parcels & Appeals Total Appeals

• Residential Addresses saw an average increase in assessments of 30%.

• This resulted in 8,132 appeals (residential & commercial), or 16.5% of all district parcels

Active Appeals • As of 8/24, there were still 4,028 active appeals, or 49.5% of appeals filed.

Closed Appeals

• 4,104 appeals have been closed • 294 have been withdrawn • 3,021 are stipulated with 820 board decisions

Comparison 1 100k Assessed Value & 30% Increase Market Value 2022

2023

Market Value Total

100,000

130,000

Taxable Value Total

19,000

24,700

Assessed Value Total

19,000

24,700

Taxes Paid to COI

$115.12

$114.11

General Revenue

0.4119

0.3141

Health

0.1940

0.1479

0.6059

0.4620

Incr/Dcr

($1.01)

Comparison 2 Actual House on Market for $190,000 Market Value 2022

2023

Market Value Total

122,000

166,340

Taxable Value Total

23,180

31,605

Assessed Value Total

23,181

31,604

Taxes Paid to COI

$140.45

$146.01

General Revenue

0.4119

0.3141

Health

0.1940

0.1479

0.6059

0.4620

Incr/Dcr

$5.56

Comparison 3 100k Assessed Value & 36.3% Increase Market Value 2022

2023

Market Value Total

100,000

136,300

Taxable Value Total

19,000

25,897

Assessed Value Total

19,000

25,897

Taxes Paid to COI

$115.12

$119.64

General Revenue

0.4119

0.3141

Health

0.1940

0.1479

0.6059

0.4620

Incr/Dcr

$4.52

Comparison 4 100k Assessed Value & No Increase Market Value 2022

2023

Market Value Total

100,000

100,000

Taxable Value Total

19,000

19,000

Assessed Value Total

19,000

19,000

Taxes Paid to COI

$115.12

$87.78

General Revenue

0.4119

0.3141

Health

0.1940

0.1479

0.6059

0.4620

Incr/Dcr

($27.34)

Breakdown by Taxing Jurisdiction

Disabled Services Independence School Mental Health Mid-Continent Library

COI Jackson County Metro Junior College State Blind Pension

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