Richard L. Patrick

The meeting agenda includes discussions on the Association of Water Board Directors summer conference, financial and bookkeeping matters, and tax collection procedures, including the authorization for a delinquent tax attorney to proceed. Engineering matters involve design, bidding, and construction for the Katy Boardwalk Reserve, including sanitary lift stations and water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure. Development items cover a 46-acre annexation, feasibility studies, development financing agreements, and maintenance agreements for detention ponds. Additional items include development reports, website matters, attorney reports, and the scheduling of future meetings.

The Board of Directors convened to introduce and adopt a written order levying taxes for the tax year 2021. The tax rate was set at $0.89 per $100 of taxable property, with components allocated to water, sewer, and drainage debt service, road debt service, and funding for maintenance and operation expenditures. The order specifies how the collected taxes will be deposited into different funds and used for their designated purposes. Taxes not paid by January 31, 2022, will be considered delinquent.

The Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 163 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2024. The notice includes a comparison of taxes on an average residence homestead from last year to proposed taxes this year, and it mentions that an election must be held if the combined tax rate increases taxes by more than 3.5 percent.

The Board of Directors convened to discuss and adopt an order levying taxes for the year 2022. The tax rate was set at $0.82 per $100 of taxable property, with specific allocations for water, sewer, and drainage debt service, road debt service, and maintenance and operation expenditures. The levied taxes are due by January 31, 2023.