STAFF REPORT

HAYS COUNTY — The Hays County Commissioners Court adopted the Fiscal Year 2023 county budget of $354,051,343 during its regular meeting on Sept. 20. 

The commissioners court also adopted the No New Revenue (NNR) rate of .3125; the FY22 adopted rate was .3867, the lowest county tax rate since 1989 despite the county’s continued rapid growth.

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Budget Officer Vickie Dorsett said maintaining the lowest tax rate in more than three decades was challenging but sh...