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CITY OF RED OAK, TEXAS<br />

LEGAL DEBT MARGIN INFORMATION<br />

Table 12<br />

SEPTEMBER 30, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Net Assessed Value $<br />

1,272,908,523<br />

Plus Exempt Property 494,002,097<br />

Total Assessed Value $<br />

1,766,910,620<br />

Debt Limit - (10%) of Total Assessed Value $<br />

176,691,062<br />

Less amount of debt applicable to debt limits 39,214,000<br />

Legal Debt Margin 137,477,062<br />

The Debt Rate legal limit percentage 22%<br />

As a home rule city, the City of Red Oak is not limited by law in the amount of debt it may issue.<br />

Chapter VIII, Section 8.01 of the City of Red Oak Charter states in part:<br />

The Council shall have the power granted to municipalities by the Constitution and laws of the state of Texas<br />

to levy, assess and collect lawful taxes on property within the territory of the City, not to exceed the<br />

maximum limits set by the constitution and laws of the State of Texas.<br />

Texas Local Government code section 1507.152 -.154 states the governing body may pledge to the payment<br />

of bonds issued under this subchapter an ad valorem tax sufficient to pay when due the principal of and<br />

interest on the bonds. A municipality may not issue bonds under this subchapter in a principal amount that:<br />

Exceeds the amount of loss sustained or anticipated by the municipality and the cost of issuing the bonds; or<br />

would result in the outstanding aggregate principal amount of tax bond indebtedness of the municipality<br />

exceeding 10% of the Assessed valuation of taxable property in the municipality according to the most<br />

recent ad valorem tax roll of the municipality.<br />

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