Budget Workshop & Public Hearing Tuesday, September 12, 2023 06:00 PM 8301 Westview Drive, Houston, Texas 77055

The City Council of Hilshire Village, Texas will meet on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers at 8301 Westview, Houston, Texas 77055.

Any person may participate and address the City Council at the meeting by Zoom, telephone, personal appearance at City Hall, or by writing. Please send your presentation or comments prior to the meeting to Cassie.Stephens@HilshireVillageTexas.com for distribution to the Council. 

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This meeting agenda is posted online at http://www.hilshirevillagetexas.com.

1.Call to Order

1. 1.A.Roll Call

2.Public Hearing

1. 2.A.Public Hearing on the Proposed Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending 2024

• Budget Worksheet 23-24 CS 9.12.23.pdf (0.22 MB)

2. 2.B.Public Hearing on the Proposed Tax Rate for 2023
   
   A tax rate of $0.560432 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of the City of Hilshire Village

   PROPOSED TAX RATE                                $ 0.560432                per $100
   NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE                $ 0.551314                per $100
   VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE                $ 0.560432                per $100

   The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2023 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for the City of Hilshire Village from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the 2023 tax year.
   
   The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that the City of Hilshire Village may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
   
   The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that the City of Hilshire Village is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2023 tax year. 

3.Budget and Tax Rate Workshop

1. 3.A.Capital Improvements

• Capital Improvements.pdf (0.09 MB)

2. 3.B.Budget and Tax Rate Discussion

• Hilshire Village FY 2024 Proposed Budget.pdf (0.43 MB)

3. 3.C.Utility Rates - Water, Sewer and Trash

• Utility Rates FY 2024.pdf (0.16 MB)

4.DIscussion and Possible Action

1. 4.A.Discussion and possible approval of Ordinance Number 830-2023 amending Appendix “A” Fee Schedule of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hilshire Village, Texas by deleting section 7.200 and replacing with a new section 7.200 establishing new water and trash rates.
   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX “A” FEE SCHEDULE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, BY DELETING SECTION 7.200 OF APPENDIX “A” THEREOF AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 7.200 OF APPENDIX “A”, ESTABLISHING NEW WATER, WATER DEPOSITS, BILLING CHARGES, SANITARY SEWER AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

• Ordinance #830-2023 Utility Rates - Water, Sewer, Garbage.pdf (0.03 MB)

2. 4.B.Discussion and possible approval of Ordinance Number 831-2023 adopting the City of Hilshire Village, Texas General Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending 2024 in accordance with Section 102.007(c) of the Local Government Code. Adoption of this year’s budget will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year.

• Ordinance #831-2023 FYE 2024 Budget.pdf (0.02 MB)

3. 4.C.Discussion and possible action to ratify the proposed property tax increase reflected in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget in accordance with Section 102.007 (c) of the Local Government Code.  THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR’S BUDGET BY $157,959 OR %9.50, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $43,141 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR. 

5.Announcements
The 2023 Tax Rate will be adopted at the Regular Council Meeting on September 19, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

6.Adjournment

NOTES:

*Agenda items may be considered in any order.

* In the event a quorum of the city council is not present, the members who are present may meet as a sub-committee of the council to discuss the agenda items above.

*City Council may recess into a closed meeting at any time during the open meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above as authorized by Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), and 551.086 (Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters).

I, Cassie Stephens, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting and Agenda for the City Council of the City of Hilshire Village was posted in a place convenient and readily accessible on September 8, 2023, at 3:00 p.m.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretative service must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Hall at 713-973-1779 or FAX at 713-973-7793 for further information.