By George Slaughter The Katy City Council Monday adopted a $34.5 million city budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, and kept its property tax rate the same in doing so. The budget reflects a $576,353, or 1.7%, increase from last year. The largest portion of the budget, public safety, comprises the budget for the police, fire, and animal control departments. Overall, those three departments will have an increased budget of $1.5 million, or 8.4%, from […]
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City Announces Hearings for Budget, Tax Rate
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. […]
City Begins Approval Process for Tax Rate, Budget
By George Slaughter The Katy City Council Tuesday afternoon began its process of approving a proposed property tax rate of $0.447168 per $100 valuation and rescheduled the public hearing on that rate to 4 p.m. September 23. The proposed rate is a decrease from last year’s $0.48 per $100, in support of a proposed $32 million city budget for 2020-2021. The overall budget, at $32 million, is a slight decrease from last year’s budget of […]
City Adopts $32 Million Budget; Appoints Harris Mayor Pro Tem
By George Slaughter The Katy City Council Monday night adopted a $32 million budget for 2019-2020, a 13% increase from last year’s budget. It also slightly reduced the property tax rate from last year. The budget provides for four new positions in the fire department, four new positions in the police department, two new inspectors in the permits and inspection department, and a city project manager. The budget also calls for a 3% cost-of-living increase for […]
City Officials to Consider Proposed $32 Million Budget
By George Slaughter Katy City Administrator Byron Hebert described the city’s proposed $32 million budget Friday as a good one that also provides for a decrease in property taxes. Proposed revenues are $32.2 million, which is a $3.7 million, or 13% increase, from last year’s budget. Of this, officials expect that $10.8 million will come in property tax revenue, which is an estimated $1.7 million, or 19% increase, from last year. The proposed property tax rate […]