The City of Clarendon hit a new high for the month and the year when Comptroller Glenn Hegar distributed December sales tax allocations to Texas municipalities.
Clarendon’s allocation for the month was $34,932.58, up 13.35 percent over the same period last year, which had a total of $30,816.71.
The December allocation pushed the city to a new high for a calendar year with a total of $445,159.93 for 2020. That figure is more than $21,000 higher than the $423,749.33 the city brought in during 2019, an increase of more than five percent.
December allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.
City Administrator David Dockery told the City Council last week that Clarendon had hovered at or near the $400,000 mark for a few years and now $450,000 is within reach.
Howardwick also ended the year up 34.7 percent above last year at $19,512.34 after its December allocation came in at $1,275.97, an increase of 14.75 percent.
The City of Hedley had a December allocation of $576.09, which was down less than one percent. Hedley still finished 2020 on a positive note, up 6.3 percent at $10,735.84.
Statewide, Hegar sent $790.3 million in local sales tax allocations for December, 3.7 percent less than in December 2019.
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