Since their July 9 workshop that saw $116.9 million in 2022 budget requests from department heads, Comal County commissioners on Thursday will receive Judge Sherman Krauseâs recommended budget and discuss setting dates to approve it and the countyâs new tax rate.
The countyâs $107.9 million 2021 budget went into effect Jan. 1, funded by a 2020 combined tax rate of 35.8515 cents per $100 assessed property valuation. Last Thursday, July 22, the Comal Appraisal District, which assesses and certifies values of taxable properties, released its 2021 certified lists of net taxable values in the county, which rose by 14.44% since 2020, from $21.267 billion to $24.337 billion.
CAD values enable the county to project income and expenses for several county funds for general operations, jury, indigent health, debt service, road and bridge, and flood control.Â
Comal County Commissioners on Thursday will consider approving change orders for Annex and sheriffâs office renovations in their final meeting before Judge Sherman Krause presents his 2022 recommended budget next week.
On the backburner are proposed boat ramp rules changes out at Canyon Lake, which havenât been forgotten, Krause said.
âI donât know if we have another workshop planned but weâre still working with law enforcement to get their input on what they would like to see and what they need to enforce the rules,â the judge said. âAll of that will go into what we end up with.â
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The nationâs second fastest-growing county will see a double-digit rise in property values for a fourth straight year.
The Comal Appraisal District, which assesses and certifies values of taxable properties for 32 taxing jurisdictions in Comal and adjacent counties, predicts 2021 values will rise between 14% and 19% over last year, based on assessments as of Jan. 1, 2021.
âThis is the fourth year weâve seen double-digit increases,â Rufino Lozano, CAD chief appraiser said. Lozano said more people and fewer available homes and businesses fueled market values even before COVID-19, bolstering what has long been a sellerâs market.
âThey are getting whatever theyâre asking for, and in some cases even more,â Lozano said. âThat was the case for 2020, but weâre definitely going to be looking at doing something different for 2021.â