City of Southmayd, Texas

City of Southmayd, Grayson County, Texas

4525 Elementary Drive
P.O. Box 88
Southmayd, Texas 76268

Phone: (903) 868-9420
Fax: (903) 813-1029
Police Dept: (903) 868-1212

Contact Form
Calendar of Events & Meetings

General Information

City Council regular meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm.
Planning & Zoning regular meetings are on the 1st Monday of the month.
Please check our calendar for the Southmayd Industrial & Economic Development Corporation, Community Development Corporation, and Parks & Recreation Meeting Dates.
**** If a regularly scheduled meeting falls on a holiday then it will be rescheduled accordingly and you can check our calendar for the date and time.

Job Openings:
Code Enforcement Officer - PT Position

Reserve Police Officer-any questions please call the Police Department at 903-868-1212

New! You can sign up to get your water/trash bill by email and you can view your water bills online!

State of Texas Sex Offender Information
Grayson County Sex Offender List

Enroll for Emergency Notifications including weather warnings for Grayson county using CODE RED

Southmayd, Texas

is one of the best places to experience small-town Texas. Situated between Sherman and Gainesville, Texas on Highway 56, Southmayd provides a small town atmosphere while remaining in close proximity to the amenities of larger cities, jobs and recreation.
Southmayd is located just a short distance from Grayson County Airport, Hagerman Wildlife Refuge and beautiful Lake Texoma.

Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Southmayd will hold a public hearing Monday, September 17, 2018 at 2pm in the City Hall at 4525 Elementary Drive, Southmayd, Texas. The purpose of the hearing is to hear comments on amending the Ordinance 278, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance as follows:
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Southmayd, Texas, amending Ordinance 278, the comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Southmayd, Texas, as amended, by repealing sections 38.8, 38.9, 38.11, 38.12, and 38.13 in their entirety, and replacing those sections with new sections 38.8, 38.9, 38.11, 38.12, and 38.13 that adopt the 2015 edition of the International Plumbing Code, the 2015 edition of the International Mechanical Code, the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code, the 2015 edition of the International Building Code, and the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code, respectively; Providing a severability clause; Providing a repealer clause; Providing a penalty clause; and Providing for an effective date.
Ed Horstman - Chair, City of Southmayd Planning & Zoning Commission
Tom Byler - Mayor, City of Southmayd

To view the 2018-2019 FY Proposed Budget please click the link below:
2018-2019_fy_proposed_budget.pdf

   Notice of 2018 Tax Year Proposed
Property Tax Rate for City of Southmayd
A tax rate of $0.637790 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of CITY OF SOUTHMAYD. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.
The governing body of CITY OF SOUTHMAYD proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of new roads and road repairs.

PROPOSED TAX RATE    $0.637790 per $100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $0.657323 per $100
      EFFECTIVE TAX RATE $0.590547 per $100
      ROLLBACK TAX RATE $0.637790 per $100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for CITY OF SOUTHMAYD from the same properties in both the 2017 tax year and the 2018 tax year.
The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that CITY OF SOUTHMAYD may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount=(rate) x (taxable value of your property) / 100
For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
Bruce Stidham - Grayson County Tax Assessor/Collector
   100 W. Houston St., Sherman TX 903-813-4223
      millere@co.grayson.tx.us    www.southmaydtx.com
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: September 4, 2018 at 6:30pm at City Hall, 4525 Elementary Drive
Second Hearing: September 11, 2018 at 6:30pm at City Hall, 4525 Elementary Drive

THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.00 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,00 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $-19.53.


The TxDOT website for the Grayson County Tollway project is available here:

//www.txdot.gov/project_information/projects/paris/grayson_tollway/default.htm

Rural Development Loans for Local Businesses

Great news for Southmayd business owners:
The Southmayd Industrial Economic Development Corporation has received a USDA Rural Development Grant to make loans at below market rates to new and emerging businesses or existing business expansion. The essential purpose of these business loans is to create new local job opportunities and to encourage economic development.
Please contact the City Hall (903) 868-9420 or look in the Rural Development file in the box to the right for more information.

2017 CCR Report

The 2017 CCR Reports are now available:

2017_city_of_southmayd_ccr.docx

2017_city_of_southmayd_westview_ccr.docx

Board Openings:

If you are interested in becoming a member of one of our Committees please call City Hall for current openings. Thank you. (903) 868-9420