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APPENDIX 6:
Water District Tax Rate Rollback Worksheet


Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Rate:

1. 2008 average appraised value of residence homestead. $______________  
2. 2008 general exemptions available for the average homestead
(excluding senior citizen's or disabled person's exemptions). - $______________
 
3. 2008 average taxable value of residence homestead (Line 1 minus Line 2). $______________  
4. 2008 adopted M&O tax rate (per $100 of value). $_________/$100  
5. 2008 M&O tax on average residence homestead
(multiply Line 3 by Line 4, divide by $100). $______________
 
6. Percentage increase to the M&O taxes. x 8 %  
7. Highest M&O tax on average residence homestead with increase
(multiply Line 5 by 1.08).
$
8. 2009 average appraised value of residence homestead. $______________  
9. 2009 general exemptions available for the average homestead
(excluding senior citizen's or disabled person's exemptions). - $______________
 
10. 2009 average taxable value of residence homestead
(Line 8 minus Line 9). $______________
 
11. Highest 2009 M&O Tax Rate
(Line 7 divided by Line 10, multiply by $100).
$    /$100
12. 2009 Debt Tax Rate. $    /$100
13. 2009 Contract Tax Rate. $    /$100
14. 2009 Rollback Tax Rate (add Lines 11, 12 and 13). $    /$100

This is the highest rate that the water district may adopt without triggering the rollback provisions in Water Code Section 49.236.

The Comptroller's office provides this sample worksheet as a service to water districts.

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