Ellis County

Emergency Service District 9

WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT (ESD)

An Emergency Services District (ESD) is a grassroots government created by voters in an area to fund fire protection, emergency medical services, or both. There are more than 310 ESDs in Texas, several of which are in Ellis County. The governing statute for an ESD is Chapter 775 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. An ESD collects taxes based on appraisals of real and personal property ...read more

WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT (ESD)

An Emergency Services District (ESD) is a grassroots government created by voters in an area to fund fire protection, emergency medical services, or both. There are more than 310 ESDs in Texas, many of which are in Ellis County. The governing statute for an ESD is Chapter 775 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. An ESD collects taxes based on appraisals of real and personal property ...read more

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Career Opportunity

Ellis County ESD 9/Palmer Fire Rescue is looking for a Part-time Administrative Fire Chief. For more information, please check out our Careers page.

2026-2027 Budget Information

To review a copy of the proposed operating budget for the upcoming year 2026-2027, please click the button below.

2026-2027 Proposed Budget

2026 Tax Information

“ELLIS COUNTY ESD NO. 9 ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 5.40 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $5.12.”