By George Slaughter
The Katy City Council Monday announced public hearings to consider and adopt its budget and proposed tax rate.
The hearings will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at City Hall, 901 Avenue C.
The council will consider a $34.4 million budget, which is posted on the city website. The budget is a $1.5 million increase from the current $33 million budget.
The proposed tax rate is $0.447168 per $100 property evaluation. The rate reflects no change from last year’s rate. If adopted by the council, it would mark the second time in the past five years that the city has kept property taxes the same and not reduced the rate.
In other action Monday, the council:
- Issued a proclamation affirming the week of Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week. The Star of Destiny Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution requested the proclamation.
- Issued a proclamation honoring Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock. Mensah-Stock, who is from Katy, won her medal in freestyle wrestling at the recently held Olympics in Tokyo.
- Reviewed the city’s third quarter investment report through June 30.
- Approved the June 19, June 28, July 12, and July 21 meeting minutes.
- Approved the No Label Triathlon, set for May 21, 2022.
- Approved street closures for the First United Methodist Church Katy from 4-8 p.m. on October 23, and from 3-7 p.m. on December 5.
- Supported the appointment of Himesh Gandhi as a director for the Fort Bend Subsidence District.
- Designated Mayor Bill Hastings and Ward A Council Member Janet Corte as representative and alternate, respectively, to the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2022 General Assembly.
- Awarded a $155,307.50 contract to AR turnkey construction of Houston for Carson Drive drainage improvements.
- Awarded a $233,041 bid to DXI Industries of Houston for chlorine and sulfur dioxide.
- Approved an engagement agreement with Bickerstaff Health Delgado Acosta LLP for election district evaluation and redistricting services.
- Authorized $1.6 million in Series 2021 unlimited tax bonds by Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 161.
- Granted a petition of Katy 850, LLC for the annexation of approximately 78 acres in Waller County into the Harris-Waller County’s Municipal Utility District No. 3.
- Created a four-way intersection at Kingsland Blvd. and West Firethorne Road.