Comal County officials propose new tax rates for 2024-25

Comal County officials presented several options for the tax rate for fiscal year 2024-25 and scheduled a public hearing to discuss the potential impact on property owners and city finances.

The details

The proposed tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year will be discussed at 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, on Aug. 22 at 8:30 a.m., Comal County Judge Sherman Krause said at the Aug. 8 Commissioners Court meeting.

Additionally, the session will include discussions on the salaries of elected officials, Krause said.

The breakdown

Here are the proposed no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates for 2024-25, compared to the previous year's rates:

Proposed tax rates for FY 2024-25

• No-new-revenue rate: $0.264 per $100 valuation.
• Voter-approval rate: $0.378 per $100 valuation.

Previous tax rates for FY 2023-24

• No-new-revenue rate: $0.26 per $100 valuation.
• Voter-approval rate: $0.428 per $100 valuation.