Below the comparison, the unit must show the dollar difference between the taxes on the average home last year and the percentage increase or decrease of the taxes due over last year's taxes. Proposed amounts must indicate an increase or decrease over last year's taxes. The unit shows the percentage increase or decrease of the proposed tax rate over last year's tax rate. A taxing unit may not insert additional information in the State Comptroller form. The unit must follow the wording exactly.
Counties add the criminal justice mandate paragraph.
Its headline must appear in 18-point type or larger. Do not publish the notice in the legal or classified section of the newspaper. Publish it at least seven days before the date of the public hearing. The newspaper must devote at least 25 percent of its space to general interest items. It must be published at least once a week and must have been regularly published for at least 12 months before the notice is placed.