2011 FINAL TAX RATES

TOTAL MILLAGE RATES BY TAXING DISTRICT
COUNTY	19.3697
LABELLE	22.3697
CLEWISTON	25.5907
PLCDD	22.9697

TAXING DISTRICTS

Taxing districts are geographic areas of the county in which property taxes are levied at the same rate. Each of the incorporated cities and the Port LaBelle Community Development District, are taxing districts. The unincorporated areas are in the county taxing district.

In the unincorporated area of the county, the millage levy includes the rates levied by the Hendry County Commission, the Hendry County School Board, the Hendry County Hospital Authority and the South Florida Water Management District.

Inside each city, the millage levy includes these same rates, plus the millage rate levied by that respective City Commission. For example, a property in the City of LaBelle would pay taxes based on the millages levied by the following taxing authorities.

Tax District	Rate
Hendry County	7.2894
Public Schools - State Law	5.4950
Public Schools - Local Board	2.2480
South Florida Water Mgt Dist	0.3739
SFWMD - Everglades Construction Project	0.0624
Hospitals	3.2610
Hospitals Debt Service	0.6400
City of Clewiston	6.2210
City of LaBelle	3.0000
Port LaBelle CDD	3.600

MILLAGE RATES

Taxing authorities levy annual taxes on the taxable property in their jurisdictions. The rate at which a taxing authority levies tax is usually expressed in mils. One mil represents a rate of .001, and can be confusing if millage is confused with millage rate. The easiest way to think of millage is in "dollars per thousand"; that is, a rate of one mil is equal to one dollar of tax for each 1000 dollars of taxable value. The following example may be helpful.

If a taxing authority levies 10 mils on $1000 of taxable value... *The millage levy would be expressed as 10 mils *The millage rate would be expressed as .010 (.001 x 10) *The amount of tax would be calculated as $1000 x .010 = $10.00 *10 mils generates $10 of tax for each $1000 of taxable value.

Assessed value $50,000 Homestead Exemption - $25,000 Taxable Value $25,000 Tax rate (20 mils) x 0.020 Tax amount $500.00

The calculation of taxes on your home might look like this, depending on the value of your home and the taxing district you live in. This is a hypothetical example.

Millage rates are set each year during the budget hearings held by each of the taxing authorities. Two public hearings are held each year, usually July through September, at which time budgets and tax rates are set. The meetings are advertised and are open to the public.

2011 FINAL MILLAGE BY TAXING AUTHORITY
Hendry County	7.2894
Public Schools - State Law	5.4950
Public Schools - Local Board	2.2480
South Florida Water Mgt Dist	0.3739
SFWMD - Everglades Construction Project	0.0624
Hospital	3.2610
Hospitals Debt Service	0.6400
TOTAL for County	19.3697
If your parcel is located within one of the following Municipalities, you must add the Mill Rate as provided below to the County Millage prior to calculating your taxes
City of Clewiston	6.2210
City of LaBelle	3.0000
Port LaBelle CDD	3.6000