BY TOMER RONEN, NICHEALA SHAHEEN & AUBREY VOGEL
Katy proposes flat tax rate for FY 2025-26
Fort Bend County adjusts meeting day Fort Bend County Commissioners Court will now meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 1 p.m. starting Oct. 9, county officials said. The Sept. 23 meeting is expected to proceed as scheduled. House Bill 1522 was passed June 20 during the 89th Texas Legislature to increase the current 72-hour notice requirement for public meetings to three business days, meaning weekends and holidays no longer count toward the minimum posting period. What’s next The court will begin the new meeting schedule in October with an exception for Nov. 20 and Dec. 18 due to holidays.
2025-26 capital improvement plan The budget also lays out $5.56 million in capital improvement investments for FY 2025-26, including:
Katy’s property tax rate is expected to stay the same as city officials work to finalize the fiscal year
2025-26 budget. What happened?
$1.8 million for a firetruck
City staff have proposed a $74.54 million budget for FY 2025-26, a 5.2% decrease from last year’s budget. The budget includes $55.04 million toward the city’s general fund, with 47.01% allocated to public safety services. Additionally, council proposed maintaining its tax rate at $0.425 per $100 valuation for the second consecutive year. What’s next? The budget and tax rate will be adopted at the Sept. 22 meeting following a public hearing.
$1.5 million for substations at Texas Heritage Marketplace
$438,800 for four new police Tahoes
$110,000 for two new fire department vehicles
An additional $1.45 million for improvement projects will be funded by the city’s enterprise fund, which is paid for by the city’s water utility fees.
SOURCE: CITY OF KATY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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