§ 22-17. Adoption of the Texas Property Tax Code, Section 33.07, Section 33.08 and Section 33.11.

The provisions of Section 33.07, Section 33.08 and Section 33.11 of the Texas Property Tax Code are hereby adopted, and all taxes that remain delinquent on July 1 of the year in which they become delinquent shall incur an additional penalty to defer costs of collection inasmuch as the city has a contract for collection of taxes with an attorney pursuant to Section 6.30 of such code. The amount of such penalty is hereby established at twenty (20) percent of the amount of taxes, penalty and interest due. The tax collector shall deliver a notice of delinquency and of the penalty imposed in this section to the property owner at least thirty (30) and not more than sixty (60) days prior to July 1 of each year in which the taxes become delinquent.

(Code 1965, § 22-2; Ord. No. 1691, § 2, 9-28-99; Ord. No. 1991, § 2, 7-25-06; Ord. No. 1992, § 2, 7-25-06)