From our City Manager

from Tyler Transforming: Annual Report 2022-2023

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Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council Members and Residents of Tyler:

We continue to build a strong community focused on the quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors.

Transforming Tyler for the future requires us to keep investing in our employees, services, programs, and partnerships that fulfill the needs of our vibrant community.

It is no secret that appraisal values in Texas and across the nation have soared. The change in taxable values Tyler experienced is the largest increase in more than a decade. This has allowed the City of Tyler to both decrease the property tax rate while raising the revenue necessary to continue the high standard of service delivery. Every dollar collected from property tax levies is used for operations for the public. Every penny paid by our residents is used toward maintenance and operations of vital public services, particularly public safety such as police and fire.

This year, we also adjusted the water rate structure to provide greater fairness and equity while more accurately capturing the cost to provide water services to our City. Tyler was one of the last cities in the state to have a water rate structure not based on water conservation, which this new rate now promotes.

Transforming Tyler requires us to invest in our employees, improve efficiency, implement new initiatives, and provide our public servants the resources they need to build the future we want. This report is a testament to their dedication and commitment to enhance the quality of life for all residents of Tyler.

As always, we remain “Called to SERVE” our community.