Smith County Emergency Services District No. 1

P. O. Box 697
Lindale, Texas 75771

Telephone #: 903-882-6492

E-mail address: annie42@flash.net

The next election date for the Smith County Emergency Services District No. 1 will be held on the General Election date, November 08, 2022.

Location: Voters can vote at any voter ballot box in Smith County.

First Day to File: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Last Day to File: Monday, August 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Single Member District Up for Election are: Two, Three and Five

Commissioners

Requirements to be a Commissioner: Be at least 18 years of age and live in the single-member district. A person is disqualified to serve as a Commissioner (per Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 775, Section 775.0355) if that person: (1) is related within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity to: (A) a person providing professional services to the district; (B) a commissioner of the same district; or (C) a person who is an employee or volunteer of an emergency services organization providing emergency services to the district; (2) is an employee of a commissioner of the same district, attorney, or other person providing professional services to the district; (3) is serving as an attorney, consultant, or architect or in some other professional capacity for the district or an emergency services organization providing emergency services to the district; or (4) fails to maintain the qualification required by law to serve as a commissioner

Commissioners

District 1: Charles Froebe, Treasurer, 12852 Westbrook Dr., Tyler, Texas 75704, 903-881-6274, cell #: 318-518-5012, email address: obe1frob@gmail.com, Term of Office: January 01, 2021, through December 31, 2024

District 2: Louie Brown, Vice-President-12265 CR 461, Tyler, Texas 75706, cell #:903-539-4205, email address: lbrown101948@yahoo.com, Term of Office: January 01, 2019, through December 31, 2022

District 3: Carolyn Todd, President-18115 CR 431, Lindale, Texas 75771, cell #: 903-360-4426, email address: lctodd7@gmail.com, Term of Office: January 01, 2019, through December 31, 2022

District 4: Kenneth Smith, Secretary-13048, Shadow Ridge Road, Lindale, Texas 75771, 903-882-6443, Cell #: 903-312-7670, email address: ksmith5000@aol.com, Term of Office: January 01, 2021, through December 31, 2024

District 5: Owen Scott-P. O. Box 834, 219 Francis Drive, Lindale, Texas 75771, 903-882-6560, cell #: 903-343-8385, email address: odscott67@yahoo.com, Term of Office: November 19, 2020 through December 31, 2022.

Fire Chief

Joe Yeakley, P. O. Box 685, Lindale, Texas 75771, 903-882-3443, cell #: 903-520-4933

Volunteer Clerk

Annie Baldwin, 13572 FM 2710, Lindale, Texas 75771, 903-882-6492, cell #: 903-530-2707, email address: annie42@flash.net

Smith County ESD No. 1 Redistricting Guidelines

Notice about 2021 Tax Rates (PDF)

2021 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet (PDF)

ON AUGUST 19, 2021, THE SMITH COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT #1 ADOPTED A TAX RATE OF $ .063588 FOR TAX YEAR 2021 WHICH WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 7.3 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $ 100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $ 0.00.

Budgets

(M&O: Maintenance and Operation tax revenues; I&S: Debt service tax revenues)

2019-2020 Budget - M&O: $1,023,002, tax rate $0.067664/$100 assessed value, Increase $92,813, 9.9%
I&S: 0, tax rate $0.00/$100

2020-2021-Total Tax Levy (includes new construction) $ 1,149,919, tax rate, $ .065300/100 assessed value, Increase $ 80,721, 7.5%,
For Budget-M&O: $ 1,094,423, I&S: $ .00

2021-2022-Total Tax Levy (include new construction) $ 1,214,007, tax rate, $ .063588 assessed value, increases $ 82,314, 7.3% increase. For Budget-M&O: $1,167,860, I&S: $ .00

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