Brent Dickson

The proposed tax rate for Cherokee County is under review, with a public hearing scheduled. The tax rate is higher than the no-new-revenue tax rate, indicating a proposed increase in property taxes. The notice includes comparisons of tax rates, average homestead taxable values, and total tax levies between the previous and current years. It also details adjustments to the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate related to state criminal justice mandates and indigent defense compensation expenditures. Contact information for the tax assessor is provided for assistance with tax calculations.

The budget includes information about property tax rates, revenue, and expenditures for various departments and funds within the county. It covers general information, budget histories, tax rate histories, and fund balance histories. The budget also includes revenues and expenditures for the General Fund, Road & Bridge Undivided Fund, County Health Department Fund, Road & Bridge Precinct Funds, Airport Fund, Solid Waste Fund, License & Weight Fund, State Hospital / MHMR Department Fund, General Fund Special Fund, Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, Special Revenue Funds, American Rescue Plan Act Grant Fund, Law Enforcement Education Fund, Interest & Sinking Fund, Permanent Improvement Fund, Indigent Health Care Fund, Historical Commission Fund, Local Provider Participation Funds, District Attorney Law Enforcement Fund Special Account, Sheriff Law Enforcement Fund Special Account, Constables Law Enforcement Fund Special Account, County Clerk / District Clerk Cash Bond Fund, Adult Probation Fund, Jail Commissary Fund, Texas Juvenile Probation Fund, Juvenile Probation County/Local Fund, Juvenile Probation Title IV-E Fund, and Contractual Obligation Fund.