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 Wednesday, September 18, 2024 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 2024, for its fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, as a result of the current assessed valuation, dated July 2, 2024, 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) 2024 2023 Real Estate 1,208,609,348 1,216,803,365 Personal Property 190,179,985 203,811,367 State Assessed Railroad 18,134,666 18,131,222 & Utility-Real Estate State Assessed Railroad 2,062,982 2,132,699 & Utility-Personal TOTAL 1,418,986,981 1,440,878,653 Tax Rate Tax Rate Levy Category (Per $100) 2024* (Per $100) 2023 General (City Operating) .4500 .4259 Bond (General Obligation) .1500 .1500 TOTAL .6000 .5759 CITY OF BLUE SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL BY ERIN FORD 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: September 10, 2024