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City Council Confirms Hover as APD Chief

Amarillo City Council confirmed Thomas Hover as chief of the Amarillo Police Department during the regularly-scheduled council meeting Tuesday. Hover was confirmed by a 5-0 vote. Hover’s tentative start date is January 22. Hover accepted a conditional offer for the position in December pending the completion of pre-employment requirements. He was selected from a field […]

COA Earns Two GFOA Finance Awards

The City of Amarillo (COA) has earned two awards from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for governmental accounting and financial reporting. COA was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. In addition, COA was awarded the […]

APD Impaired Driving Enforcement Unit Helping to Save Lives

In an instant, Enrique Aguirre of Amarillo lost five members of his family on Dec. 22, 2021. The family was out looking at Christmas lights when their vehicle was hit head-on by an impaired driver who was later sentenced to 45 years in prison for the fatal accident. Aguirre’s heartbreaking and tragic story is far […]

COA Announces Holiday Service Schedule

The City of Amarillo (COA) has released a holiday schedule for the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s Day. COA wishes the Amarillo community a happy holiday season. Christmas Week Residential Collection: Thursday routes will be serviced on Wednesday (December 24). Commercial Collection: Thursday routes will be serviced on Wednesday (December 24). Brush Sites: Normal […]

COA Announces Selection of Next Police Chief

Thomas Hover has accepted a conditional offer for the position of Chief of Police for the City of Amarillo pending the completion of pre-employment requirements. Hover was selected from a field of three finalists. The selection follows a comprehensive recruitment process that included public input, staff feedback, and multiple interview panels. The conditional offer is […]

Comanche Trail Golf Complex to Close for One Day for Pump Station Upgrade

The City of Amarillo’s Comanche Trail Golf Complex will be closed to the public for one day on Wednesday (December 17) due to a scheduled pump station capital upgrade. The project will require a temporary power source be installed, requiring all electrical power to be shut off to the facility. As the project advances, an […]

Traffic Control Plan Includes Lane Closures

The City of Amarillo and Atmos Energy are conducting a gas main infrastructure replacement project which will require temporary lane closures beginning today on Georgia Street, Austin Street and Laurel Street. The temporary lane closures will impact traffic on the northbound side of S. Georgia Street and the closure of Austin Street from Georgia Steet […]

AAMW Waiving Cat Adoption Fees Through December 13

The City of Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is waiving cat adoption fees beginning Thursday (December 4) through December 13. Adoption fees cover essential services such as spaying or neutering, age-appropriate vaccines and microchipping for identification. For more information and to see all animals available for adoption, go to: amw.amarillo.gov/home-animalmanagement

City of Amarillo Receives S&P Global AAA Credit Rating

The City of Amarillo has received an AAA long-term credit rating from S&P Global Ratings for its 2026 certificates of obligation and public property finance contractual obligations. These are standard local government financing tools used for major equipment and facility needs. S&P Global cited Amarillo’s strengths as a regional economic center, conservative financial management and […]

Amarillo CoC Announces Application Process for HUD Continuum of Care Funding

The Amarillo Continuum of Care (CoC) has opened the 2025 local competition for project applications following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) release of the 2025 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on Nov. 13. The CoC invites applications from local service providers, including current CoC TX-611 member agencies, as well as nonprofit […]

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City of Amarillo: Property Taxes Rebated Per Year by Agreement Type 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts of property taxes rebated per year over the last five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. There were no Chapter 380 property tax rebates in the first two years listed. The total amount increased slightly each year, with a more significant increase in the most recent year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Chapter 311 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$574,947 

$591,249 

$821,350 

Chapter 380 

$0 

$0 

$37,387 

$39,172 

$61,013 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the amount of property taxes rebated in the past five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. For each fiscal year there is vertical column, comprised of two stacked columns, each of which representing the different agreement types. 

City of Amarillo: Number of Tax Abatements Granted Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The 2020/21 and 2021/22 fiscal years each had four active abatements, 2022/23 had five, and 2023/24 and 2024/25 each had seven. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Active Abatements Per Year 

4 

4 

5 

7 

7 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the number of active abatements each year. Each year has one column, with the height indicating number of active abatements in that year.

Amount of Taxes Abated Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts abated over the past five fiscal years from Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements. Each fiscal year shows a larger dollar amount abated, with minor growth over the first three years, a higher increase in the fourth year, and minor growth again in the fifth year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Taxes Abated by City of Amarillo 

$510,061 

$623,017 

$679,849 

$965,261 

$1,143,899 

Total Abated by All Entities Including City of Amarillo 

$1,569,512 

$1,926,332 

$2,103,099 

$2,884,936 

$2,959,496 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount of taxes abated over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount abated. The bar representing taxes abated by the City of Amarillo is sightly offset to the side of the bar representing the amount abated by all participating tax entities for each fiscal year. This shows that the amount abated by the City of Amarillo is a part of the total amount abated by all entities.

City of Amarillo: Taxes Rebated Per Year by Type 

Overview 

This chart shows the dollar amounts rebated by the City of Amarillo from economic development incentive agreements over the past five fiscal years. Each year is broken down by rebate type, including property tax rebates, hotel occupancy tax rebates, and sales tax rebates. Each fiscal year shows a slight increase in total dollars rebated, with a more drastic increase in the most recent fiscal year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Property Tax Rebates 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$612,334 

$630,421 

$882,363 

Hotel Occupancy Tax Rebates 

$686,747 

$753,112 

$794,828 

$871,423 

$808,348 

Sales Tax Rebates 

$0 

$21,046 

$55,528 

$45,881 

$368,716 

 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount rebated by the City of Amarillo for each type of tax rebate over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. The different rebate types are stacked vertically in each fiscal year, with the height representing the total dollar amount rebated.