Government Transparency

SUMMARY

The City of Coppell supports an Open Government philosophy and has established a comprehensive online resource for citizens to review a variety of government documents and provide a forum to address any questions that arise.

Bond Information

The City of Coppell is reviewed and rated by two separate rating agencies. The City of Coppell maintains a Aaa rating with Moody's and a AAA rating with Standard and Poor's. There are not any bond elections currently scheduled.

Budgets

The City Budget is an annual document that outlines revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year, in accordance with citizen needs and expectations.
FY2019-2020
FY2018-2019
FY2017-2018

Budgets in Brief

Budgets in Brief are a summarization of the Annual Budget with demographics provided for context.
FY2019-2020
FY2018-2019
FY2017-2018

CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report)

The CAFR is an analytical assessment of financial behavior completed after the end of each fiscal year.
FY2018-2019
FY2017-2018
FY2016-2017

Debt Obligation

When issuing debt obligations, the City of Coppell adheres to its Debt Policy.
The total amount of municipal debt obligation secured by property taxes for the City of Coppell, as of September 30, 2019, is $67,660,000. The debt requirements for the outstanding obligations, as presented in the budget, can be viewed here.
Please read the Mayor of Coppell's Debt Transparency Page.

Demographic Data

Please visit this page to view all demographic data for citizens of Coppell.

Five Year FORECAST

This document is a financial planning tool compiled annually to forecast future needs of the City. Five Year Forecasts are published each spring.
FY2018-2019
FY2017-2018
FY2016-2017

GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association)

The City of Coppell participates in the Government Finance Officers Association award programs for both the Annual Budget and the CAFR. The City has received the award for the Distinguished Budget Presentation for 9 years in a row and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 30 years in a row. Please visit the GFOA Awards site for more information.

HB3693 Compliance Report

This is a government-mandated report documenting the City's utility usage and costs.

Municipal Advisor Certificate

The City has an Independent Registered Municipal Advisor Certificate on file in compliance with the SEC Municipal Advisor Rule.

Public Documents

The Public Documents page houses the City of Coppell's digitally archived documents.

Request for Public Information

Submit an electronic Request for Public Information/Open Records.

Tax Rate

The current 2019 property tax rate is $0.5840 per $100 valuation.
The sales tax rate is 8.25% with the City retaining 2%. For more information on tax rates, paying taxes and the breakdown on how they are used, please visit our Tax Department page. For tax payments or specific tax account data, please contact Dallas County.

Contacts

Please feel free to contact the City with any questions on the information provided above.
For Financial questions, please contact Cayce Lay at clay@coppelltx.gov or 972-304-3690.
For Public Information questions, please contact the City Secretary at citysec@coppelltx.gov or 972-304-3668.
City Council members contact information can be found on our Meet the Council page.

Departments

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