Public Hearing Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, will hold a public hearing at a meeting of the City Council on Monday, September 21, 2020 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 2020, for its fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020, as a result of the current assessed valuation, dated July 1, 2020, 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) 2020 2019 Real Estate 829,994,414 857,205,425 Personal Property 148,909,032 150,978,810 State Assessed Railroad 14,979,396 14,280,190 & Utility-Real Estate State Assessed Railroad 1,960,093 1,817,341 & Utility-Personal TOTAL 995,842,935 1,024,281,766 Tax Rate Tax Rate Levy Category (Per $100) 2020* (Per $100) 2019 General (City Operating) .5106 .4963 Bond (General Obligation) .1500 .1500 TOTAL .6606 .6463 CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL BY SHERYL MORGAN CITY CLERK * Subject to revision based upon the receipt of the final 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: AUGUST 28, 2020