During a Sept. 13 regular meeting, Fort Bend County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to approve the proposed budget and tax rate.
Additionally, on Sept. 29, the court approved a $618,500 increase to the budget for emergency medical services staff’s salaries and overtime.
The tax rate for the county’s general budget has increased by 14.41% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $55.19, according to budget documents.
The drainage district’s tax rate will effectively increase by 1.8% and will increase taxes for the maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by about $0.023.
The total county rate—which includes the general fund, other post-employment benefits trust fund, road and bridge fund, and interest and sinking fund—remains the same as last year’s at a sum of $0.4383 per $100 valuation.
The tax rate for the drainage district has decreased by $0.0016 and now rests at $0.4512 per $100 valuation.
The Fort Bend County budget is projected to collect $418.5 million in tax revenue, while the drainage district will collect $12.22 million.
Per budget documents, the county’s general fund will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by 19.22%, or $67.58 million. Of that amount, $20.18 million is the tax revenue expected to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.
As for the drainage district budget, Fort Bend County plans to raise $709,338 more in property taxes than last year’s budget, which is a 6.06% increase. Property tax revenue for new property added to the FY2022-23 tax roll for this budget is $593,847.
