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Tax Rate Information


Current Year 2024
Gillespie County
Tax Rates are:


Property Tax Rate:
$0.2685 / $100 Valuation
(M&O: $0.2584)
(Debt: $0.0101)

County Sales & Use
Tax Rate:
6.75%
(State: 6.25%, County: 0.50%)

Hotel Occupancy
Tax Rate:
13%
(State: 6%, County: 7%)



08/09/2021:  New Website Provides Information on Property Tax Rates 
Property owners in Gillespie County will soon receive a postcard directing them to https://gillespie.countytaxrates.com/tax.

This is the official website on which property owners can easily access information regarding property taxes, including the amount of taxes that each entity that taxes a property will impose if the entity adopts its proposed tax rate. 

Taxing units regularly update this website during August and September as local elected officials propose and adopt the property tax rates that will determine how much you pay in property taxes. 
The website allows property owners to provide feedback on the tax rate process and provides the following property specific information for each taxing unit authorized to levy a tax on the property, including: 
• property values; 
• proposed tax rates; 
• an estimate of property taxes that would be imposed under the proposed rates; 
• dates and locations of public hearings on the tax rates; and 
• other useful information on taxing unit budgets, revenue and rate calculations. 
Continue to check the website for updates throughout the tax rate adoption process in August and September. 
Contact Gillespie Central Appraisal District at 1159 S.
Milam St. Fredericksburg, TX 78624 or call (830) 997-9809 with questions regarding this website.  


Financial & Tax Rate Information

County of Gillespie FY2025 Proposed Budget
Click here to review the Proposed Budget FY2025 for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2025.

This proposed budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $727,238 or 3.03%, and of that amount $1,086,318 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.  This proposed budget is funded by anticipated property tax revenues that would result from the proposed adoption of the No-New-Revenue tax rate.



NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE 2024-25 BUDGET:

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 AT 9:00 AM AND MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 AT 5:30 PM

Notice of Public Hearing
2024-25 Budget
Gillespie County, Texas 

In accordance with Section 111.0075 of the Texas Local Government Code, the Commissioners Court of Gillespie County, Texas will hold Public Hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget for Gillespie County.  The Public Hearings will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Gillespie County Courthouse, County Courtroom, 101 West Main Street, and Monday, September 16, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the Gillespie County Courthouse, District Courtroom, 101 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, Texas.  
This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $727,238 or 3.03%, and of that amount $1,086,318 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.  
Any person may attend and may participate in the hearing regarding the proposed budget. Please contact the County Judge’s office at 830-997-7502 to make any reasonable accommodation requests.  
A copy of the proposed budget is available for inspection in the County Clerk’s Office and on the Gillespie County website at www.gillespiecounty.org. 

Commissioners Court Special Meeting Agenda - September 16, 2024




NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE

Monday, September 23, 2024

A tax rate of $0.2685 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of County of Gillespie. 
PROPOSED TAX RATE $ 0.2685 per $100

NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $ 0.2685 per $100

VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $ 0.3040 per $100

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2024 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Gillespie County from the same properties in both the 2023 tax year and the 2024 tax year.

NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE

In accordance with Section 111.0075 of the Texas Local Government Code, the Commissioners Court of Gillespie County, Texas will hold Public Hearing on the proposed 2024 Tax Rate for Gillespie County.  The Public Hearing will be held on Monday, September 23, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Gillespie County Courthouse, County Courtroom, 101 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, Texas.

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Adopted Budget FY 2024 - 2025 1 MB pdf searchable

Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2025

Adopted Budget FY 2023 - 2024  3.2 MB pdf searchable

Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024

Adopted Budget FY 2022 - 2023  3.6 MB pdf searchable

Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2023
Prepared by the County Auditor

Adopted Budget FY 2021 - 2022 7.7 MB pdf non-searchable

Adopted Budget FY 2021 - 2022  57 MB pdf searchable

Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2022
Prepared by the County Auditor

Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2021
Prepared by the County Auditor


Basic Financial Statements And Supplementary Information 
and Management Letter, 
For The Year Ended September 30, 2023
Conducted by Neffendorf & Blocker, P.C., Certified Public Accountants

Basic Financial Statements And Supplementary Information 
and Management Letter, 
For The Year Ended September 30, 2022
Conducted by Neffendorf & Blocker, P.C., Certified Public Accountants

Basic Financial Statements And Supplementary Information 
and Management Letter, 
For The Year Ended September 30, 2021
Conducted by Neffendorf & Blocker, P.C., Certified Public Accountants



Check / Disbursement Register
Prepared by County Treasurer

Monthly Financial Summary Report
Prepared by the County Treasurer

Cash Receipt Distribution Summary
Prepared by County Treasurer

Quarterly / Monthly Investment Portfolio
Prepared by County Treasurer

Debt obligation means an issued public security
As defined by Section 1201.002 Government Code,
Approved by voters and secured by property taxes.
Prepared by the County Auditor

For additional debt disclosures, search for Gillespie County's Annual Local Debt Report
on the Texas State Comptroller's website at the link below.

Link to the State Comptroller's website for "Local Entity Debt Lookup".

Prepared by the County Auditor