Public Hearing Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, will hold a public hearing Monday, September 24, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building, 1100 SW Smith, Blue Springs, Missouri, for the purpose of hearing citizen comments relative to the setting of the property tax rate for the City of Blue Springs for the year 2018, for its fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018, as a result of the current assessed valuation, dated July 2, 2018, from the Clerk of Jackson County. The setting of the tax rates is governed by Article X, Section 22 of the Constitution of Missouri and Sections 137.073, 137.073.2 and 137.073.4(1), RSMo. Assessed Valuation Current Tax Year Prior Tax Year (By Categories) 2018 2017 Real Estate 707,602,991 690,311,908 Personal Property 141,513,353 140,395,408 State Assessed Railroad 14,164,124 13,665,988 & Utility-Real Estate State Assessed Railroad 1,743,611 1,712,259 & Utility-Personal TOTAL 865,024,079 846,085,624 Tax Rate Tax Rate Levy Category (Per $100) 2018* (Per $100) 2017 General (City Operating) .5684 .5684 Bond (General Obligation) .1500 .1500 TOTAL .7184 .7184 CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL BY SHERYL MORGAN CITY CLERK * Subject to revision based upon the receipt of the assessed valuations established by the Board of Equalization and contingent upon subsequent review and certification of rate computations by the State Auditor’s Office. PUBLISH: SEPTEMBER 1, 2018