ORD 2026-28 FY27 Tax Levy TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-28
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, AFFIXING
AND LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
2027, AND FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL
OTHERWISE PROVIDED, AT A RATE OF $0.412864 PER ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) ASSESSED VALUATION ON ALL
TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
TOWN; DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT THEREOF TO PROVIDE
REVENUES FOR THE PAYMENT OF CURRENT OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES AND INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN;
APPROVING THE TAX RATE AND LEVY; PROVIDING FOR DUE AND
DELINQUENT DATES TOGETHER WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST;
PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT TO THE TOWN ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR;
PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING PUBLICATION;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas ("Town"), is a home rule municipality
acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the
Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town hereby finds that the tax for the fiscal
year beginning October 1 , 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, hereinafter levied for
current expenses of the Town and the general improvements of the Town and its property,
must be levied to provide the revenue requirements of the budget for the ensuing year;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council further finds that taxes for the year 2026-2027,
hereinafter levied therefore are necessary to pay interest and to provide the required
sinking fund on outstanding bonds of the Town issued for Town purposes, and on bonds
proposed to be issued for such purposes during the ensuing year; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has approved, by separate ordinance on the 24th
day of August 2026, the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1 , 2026, and ending
September 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the Town was presented with and accepted the real and personal
property tax appraisal rolls as certified by the Chief Appraiser or the Denton County
Appraisal District for the 2026-2027 tax year; and
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WHEREAS, all statutory and constitutional requirements concerning the levying
and assessing of ad valorem taxes have been completed in due and correct time; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26.05 of the Texas Tax Code, the Town Council
held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate on September 14, 2026, during the regular
Town Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. held at Trophy Club Town Hall, located at 1 Trophy
Wood Drive, Trophy Club, Texas, and took action on the proposed rate at the close of the
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has, by record vote, approved separately each of
the two components of the tax rate set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
APPROVING THE TAX RATE AND LEVY
There is hereby levied and ordered to be assessed and collected for the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, and for each fiscal year
thereafter until otherwise provided, on all taxable property, real, personal, and mixed,
situated within the corporate limits of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and not exempted
by the Constitution of the State of Texas, valid State laws or this ordinance, a tax of
$0.412864 on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) assessed value of taxable property,
which shall be apportioned and distributed as follows:
(a) For the purpose of defraying the maintenance and operation expenses of the
municipal government of the Town, a tax of$0.312864 (previously $0.309764) on
each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) assessed value of all taxable property; and
(b) For the purpose of the payment of principal and interest on the debt of the Town,
a tax of $0.100000 (previously $0.103100) on each One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) assessed value of all taxable property.
SECTION 2.
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS STATEMENT
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX
RATE.
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SECTION 3.
DUE DATE AND DELINQUENCY DATE
All ad valorem taxes shall become due and payable on October 1, 2026, and all
ad valorem taxes shall become delinquent after January 31, 2027. There shall be no
discount for payment of taxes on or prior to January 31, 2027. A delinquent tax shall incur
all penalty and interest authorized by law, Section 33.01 of the Texas Property Tax Code,
as amended, to wit: a penalty of six percent (6%) of the amount of the tax for the first
calendar month the tax is delinquent plus one percent (1%) for each additional month or
portion of a month the tax remains unpaid prior to July 1 of the year in which it becomes
delinquent.
Provided, however, a tax delinquent on July 1 incurs a total penalty of twelve
percent(12%) of the amount of the delinquent tax without regard to the number of months
the tax has been delinquent. A delinquent tax shall also accrue interest at a rate of one
percent (1%) for each month, or portion of a month, the tax remains unpaid. Taxes that
become delinquent on or after February 1, 2027, but not later than May 1, 2027, that
remain delinquent on July 1, 2027, incur an additional penalty of fifteen percent (15%) of
the amount of taxes, penalty and interest due. Taxes that become delinquent on or after
June 1, 2027 and for which split payment has been allowed under Section 31.03, 31.031,
31.032, or 31.04 of the Texas Tax Code and for which the taxpayer fails to make the
second payment before July 1, incur an additional penalty of fifteen percent (15%) of the
amount of unpaid tax. All such additional penalties in excess of a percentage specified
by the Texas Tax Code are to defray the costs of collection due pursuant to the contract
with the Town's legal counsel as authorized by Section 6.30 of the Texas Tax Code, as
amended.
Taxes herein levied and uncollected as of January 31, 2027, shall be a first and
prior lien against the property, which lien shall be superior and prior to all other liens.
SECTION 4.
DENTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR
Taxes shall be payable in full at the office of the Denton County Tax Assessor
Office, 1505 E. McKinney, P.O. Box 90223, Denton, Texas 76202. The Town shall have
available all rights and remedies provided by law for the enforcement of the collection of
taxes levied under this Ordinance.
SECTION 5.
PENALTY AND INTEREST
All delinquent taxes shall bear interest as provided by State law, in addition to the
penalties set forth herein.
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SECTION 6.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of the ordinances of the Town,
except when the provisions of this Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 7.
SAVINGS CLAUSE
All rights and remedies of the Town are expressly saved as to any and all violations
of the provisions of any other ordinance affecting ad valorem taxes that have secured at
the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all
pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such
ordinances same shall not be affected by this Ordinance, but may be prosecuted until
final disposition by the court.
SECTION 8.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses, and words of this
Ordinance are severable, and if any section, article, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in
this Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity or the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity,
which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 9.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
The Town Secretary is hereby directed to publish the caption, penalty, and
effective date clauses of this Ordinance as required by Section 3.16 of the Town's
Charter, or as otherwise required by law.
SECTION 10.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance by filing
this Ordinance in the ordinance records of the Town as required in the Town Charter.
SECTION 11.
EFFECTIVE DATE
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This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its date of passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, by a vote of (p ayes, CI nays, ( abstentions, and l absent, at a
regular meeting of the Town Council held this 14th day of September, 2026.
Aye Nay Abstention Absent
Jeannette Tiffany, Mayor
Rhylan Rowe, Mayor Pro Tern, Place 4
Sean Nelson, Councilmember, Place 1 ✓-
T. Clark Simmons, Councilmember, Place 2
Dennis Sheridan, Councilmember, Place 3 ✓
Garry Ash, Councilmember, Place 5
Steve Flynn, Councilmember, Place 6 ✓
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
I, LEEANNA RHODES, ASSOCIATE ORDINANCE NO.2026-28
PUBLISHER of the COMMERCIAL RECORDER, am AN ORDINANCE OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB,
over the age of 18, have knowledge of the facts TEXAS, AFFIXING AND
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stated herein, and am otherwise competent to MUNICIPAL HE
p VALOREM TAXES FOR THE
make this affidavit. The COMMERCIAL FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1,2026 AND END-
RECORDER,of Fort Worth,Tarrant County,Texas, ING SEPTEMBER 30,2027,
AND FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR
is a newspaper of general circulation which has THEREAFTER UNTIL OTH-
ERWISEbeenpublished in Tarrant Countyregularly and PROVIDED, AT A
li y RATE
OF $0,41
2864 PER
continuously for a period of over one year prior to ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($100.00) ASSESSED VAL-
the first day of publication of this notice. The UATION ON ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN THE
COMMERCIAL RECORDER is qualified to publish CORPORATE LIMITS OF
legal notices accordingto Article 28e, Revised THE TOWN; DIRECTING
g THE ASSESSMENT THERE-
Civil statutes of Texas. OF TO PROVIDE REVENUES
FOR THE PAYMENT OF
CURRENT OPERATION AND
I, solemnly swear that the notice hereto attached MAINTENANCE EXPENSES
OF
was published in the COMMERCIAL RECORDER, AND INDEBTEDNESSOWN; APPROVING
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THE TOWN; APPROVING
on the following dates,to-wit: THE TAX RATE AND LEVY;
PROVIDING FOR DUE AND
DELINQUENT DATES TO-
September 17, 2026 GETHER WITH PENALTIES
AND INTEREST; PROVID-
ING FOR PAYMENT TO THE
TOWN ASSESSOR/COL-
LECTOR; PROVIDING FOR
PENALTY AND INTEREST;
PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE
CLAUSE;PROVIDING A SAV-
Sworn to and subscribed before me this INGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING PUBLICATION;
17th day of September, A.D. 2026 PROVIDING FOR ENGROSS-
MENT AND ENROLLMENT;
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