All,
My Tax Dollars At Work is a service on the city's website that provides a breakdown of residents' property taxes, including a breakdown of which entities receive portions of those property taxes.
Residents enter the latest appraised value of their home, whether or not they have a homestead exemption, and which school district their home is in, and click the "calculate" button. If a resident is unsure of that value number, there is a link on the web page that connects with the Tarrant Appraisal District website, where that information is available.
Once the numbers are entered, the result is a breakdown of the total amount of property taxes they pay, plus how much goes to the different county, city and ISD entities.
In addition, the program breaks down how much of their tax dollars are spent on city services — public safety, community services, infrastructure services, etc.
The goal, Budget Officer Horatio Porter said, is transparency — a clearer picture of where tax dollars are going.
"I think this is a great tool," Mayor Betsy Price said. "One of the main questions we get asked by citizens is, 'What are you doing with my tax dollars?' This really helps explain that."
Zim Zimmerman
Councilmember, District 3
817-392-8803 Office
817-929-9450 Cell
Westcliff West Neighborhood Association