HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 11/27 Goods in Transit Taxation
ORDINANCE NO. 11/27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, PROVIDING
FOR THE TAXATION OF GOODS-IN-TRANSIT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Special
Session, inter alia, amended Section 11.253 of the Tax Code regarding the exemption for
"Goods-in- Transit"; and
WHEREAS, Section 11.253, Tax Code, was amended to prohibit a taxing unit from
taxing Goods-in-Transit in a tax year that begins on or after January 1, 2012, unless the
governing body of the taxing unit takes action on or after October 1, 2011, to provide for the
taxation of the Goods-in- Transit; and
WHEREAS, the City may choose to opt out of the local exemption for Goods-in- Transit
by holding a public hearing and taking action to continue tax such goods on or after October I,
2011, but prior to January 1,2012; otherwise, such property will be exempt from taxation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing as required by Section I-n
(d), Article VIII, Texas Constitution, at which citizens were provided an opportunity to speak;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That beginning in tax year 2012, and continuing thereafter until further
action is taken by the City Council, "Goods-in- Transit", as defined by the Texas Tax Code,
Section 11.253, shall be subject to property taxation by the City.
SECTION 2. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof other than the part
thereof decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas,
on the 1 st day of November 2011.
APPROVED:
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W. RICHARD DAVIS, MAYOR