Rusk County Emergency Services District # 1
Welcome to the website for the Rusk County Emergency Services District # 1.
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Rusk County ESD 2023 Sales and Use Tax Election Information
Notice of Election (English & Spanish - PDF)
Rusk County ESD #1 Sales Tax Election Information (English - PDF)
Rusk County ESD #1 Sales Tax Election Information (Spanish - PDF)
Election Summary (English & Spanish - PDF)
ESD Public Information (English | Spanish)
Rusk County Burn Ban Status
Burn Ban Rescinded - September 25, 2023
On September 25, 2023, the burn ban for Rusk County was lifted. As of September 25, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index average remains at 600 following recent rains. A burn ban may be reinstated in October dependent on future conditions. Extreme caution is urged when burning as unattended fires can still get out of hand quickly. Damage to neighbors property or injury to others due to irresponsible burning may result in citation or arrest.
Rusk County Emergency Services District #1
What is an Emergency Services District? (pdf)
News:
Keetch-Byram Drought Index (external link to Texas A&M Forest Service)
ESD Meeting Agendas & Public Notices
Commissioners of the Rusk County ESD # 1
David Burks - President - Precinct 2 ESD Commissioner
Wayne Griffith - Commissioner - At-Large
Gloria Dooley - Secretary/Treasurer - Pct. 3
Jiffy Dukes, Asst. Treasurer - Pct. 4
Brian Bathke, Vice President - Pct. 1
Fire Marshal | County Emergency Management Coordinator
Patrick Dooley
patrick.dooley@ruskcountyoem.org
903-657-8571
Upcoming events:
October 7 - Carlisle VFD Chili Cookoff Fundraiser
October 7 - ESD Election Public Information @ Carlisle Fundraiser (English | Spanish)
SAFFE Day - City of Kilgore - Kilgore Fire Department
October 14 - Eastside VFD Fish Fry Fundraiser
October 21 - Laneville VFD Annual Street Dance Fundraiser
Regular scheduled meetings of RCESD #1 are the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Central Fire Station in Downtown Henderson.
Front page notices:
Proposed / Approved FY 2024 Operating Budget - Approved 8/24/2023
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON TAX INCREASE
This notice applies to taxing units other than special taxing units or to a municipality with a population of less than 30,000 regardless of whether it is a special taxing unit.
A tax rate of $0.0775 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Rusk County Emergency Service District #1
PROPOSED TAX RATE $ 0.0775 / $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE $: 0.067336 / $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $: 0.078669 / $100
DE MINIMIS RATE $: 0.083484 / $100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2023 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax
revenue for Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the
2023 tax year.
The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 may adopt without
holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate, unless the de minimis rate for Rusk County Emergency Service
District #1 exceeds the voter-approval tax rate for Rusk County Emergency Service District #1.
The de minimis rate is the rate equal to the sum of the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for Rusk
County Emergency Service District #1 the rate that will raise $500,000, and the current debt rate for Rusk County
Emergency Service District #1.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Rusk County Emergency Service
District #1 is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2023 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 24, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at 212 N. Van Buren
St., Henderson, Texas
The proposed tax rate is greater than the voter-approval tax rate but not greater than the de minimis rate and does not
exceed the rate that allows voters to petition for an election under Section 26.075, Tax Code. If Rusk County Emergency
Service District #1 adopts the proposed tax rate, Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 is not required to hold
an election so that the voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate and the qualified voters of the Rusk County
Emergency Service District #1 may not petition the Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 to require an election to
be held to determine whether to reduce the proposed tax rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE GAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property) / 100
FOR the proposal: Board Members Gloria Dooley, James Dukes, Wayne Griffith, Brian Bathke
AGAINST the proposal: _______________________________________________________________________
PRESENT and not voting: _____________________________________________________________________
ABSENT: Board Member David Burks
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes-in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 last year to the taxes proposed to the be imposed on the average residence homestead by Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 this year.
Property Tax Calculation Table (PDF)
(lf the tax assessor for the taxing unit maintains an internet website)
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for Rusk County Emergency Service District #1 at
(903) 646-5917 or gdooley@ruskcountyfire.org or visit ruskcountyesd1.com for more information.
Electrical Outage Information:
SWEPCO | Rusk County Electric | ONCOR
911 Addressing - Please call (903) 657-0911 to reach the Texas Eastern 911 District for 911 Addressing needs in Henderson/Rusk County.
RUSK COUNTY ESD # 1
PO BOX 1911
Henderson, Texas 75653
info@ruskcountyfire.org