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17 • REGULARHarris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)

Pending Business ________________________________ J

Presented in: Harris County MUD #1 Board of Directors Meeting on 2025-09-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Pending Business ________________________________ J”
JS
Janet Stallings
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CY
Craig Young
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DC
Doug Caldwell Jr
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SW
Shawn Williamson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
CT
Charles T. Dowdy
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Pending Business ________________________________ J. Davis Bonham, Jr. Attorney for the District Compliance with Texas Government Code Section 551.043 Pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.043(c), a physical copy of the proposed budget has been attached to this Notice of Public Meeting. Taxpayer Impact Statement Below is a comparison of a property tax bill for a median-valued homestead property in the District for the current fiscal year to an estimate of a property tax bill for the same property for the upcoming fiscal year if the proposed budget is adopted.1 Description Tax Bill ($) Property tax bill for a median-valued homestead property in District for current fiscal year $2,240 Estimated property tax bill for the same median-valued homestead property in District for upcoming fiscal year if proposed budget is adopted $2,240 Taxing units such as the District adopt their tax rates under the authority of Chapter 49, Texas Water Code and are not governed by the no-new-revenue tax rat

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.