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AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL PENALTY ON DELINQUENT
FORT WORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TAXES
UNDER SECTION 33 08, TAX CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has contracted with private legal counsel to
enforce collection of delinquent public improvement district taxes pursuant to Section
6 30 Texas Tax Code
WHEREAS, such private legal counsel is entitled to 15% of the delinquent taxes,
penalty and interest that are collected and subject to the contract, and the City of Fort
Worth has previously imposed the additional penalty for collection costs under Section
33 07 Texas Tax Code and
WHEREAS, Section 33 08 of the Texas Tax Code authorized the City of Fort
Worth, a taxing unit, to further provide that taxes that become delinquent on or after June
1 of the year in which they become delinquent shall incur an additional penalty not. to
exceed 15% of the tax, regular penalty and interest, in order to defray costs of collection
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth that all 1998 taxes and taxes for all subsequent years which become delinquent on
or after June 1 of the year in which they become delinquent shall, in order to defray costs
of collection, incur an additional penalty of 15% of the tax, regular penalty and interest
PASSED AND APPROVED this I ~~ day of ~'_y^c~~ , 2002
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Kenneth Barr Mayor
City of Fort Worth, TX
ATTEST
City Secretary
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S E P 17 2002
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