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Katy council approves routine items, postpones budget adoption to Sept. 22
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Katy City Council certified the 2025 appraisal roll, postponed adoption of the 2025–26 budget to Sept. 22, approved several administrative policies and contracts, and approved an ordinance updating meeting conduct rules.
Katy City Council voted on a series of routine but consequential items during its Sept. 8 regular meeting, including certification of the 2025 appraisal roll and a postponement of the city’s proposed 2025–26 budget adoption to the council’s Sept. 22 meeting.
The council certified the 2025 appraisal roll with a total approved taxable value of $6,113,727,394 and certified an anticipated collection rate of 100% from the Fort Bend County tax assessor-collector, a step required before setting a tax rate. The council also agreed to postpone adoption of the 2025–26 budget until the Sept. 22 regular meeting.
Other items approved without extended debate included a consent agenda of routine items, a GLO (Texas General Land Office) contract revision related to Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for the Tenth Street Bridge replacement and the Pits Road detention pond, adoption of a set of administrative policies for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and records, and an ordinance appointing Olson & Olson LLP as city attorney.
Councilmembers offered brief remarks on the city attorney appointment. Mayor Pro Tem Chris Harris said the firm had been a “fantastic resource,” and Councilmember Gina Hicks praised the lawyer’s availability and counsel. The council also adopted an ordinance amending the City of Katy code to change rules of conduct for city council meetings.
Votes at a glance (motions as recorded in the meeting): - Certification of 2025 appraisal roll and 2025 collection rate — motion by Councilmember Roy Robertson; second by Councilmember Gina Hicks; outcome: approved. - Postpone adoption of the 2025–26 proposed budget to Sept. 22, 2025 — motion by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Harris; second by Councilmember Dan Smith; outcome: approved. - Consent agenda — motion by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Harris; second by Councilmember Dan Smith; outcome: approved. - Revision of GLO contract (CDBG-DR) for Tenth Street Bridge replacement and Pits Road detention pond — motion by Councilmember Janet Court; second by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Harris; outcome: approved. - Adoption of PII, ARPA/SLFRF, anti-fraud (AFWA), document-management and records retention, and standards-of-conduct/conflict-of-interest policies — motion by Councilmember Gina Hicks; second by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Harris; outcome: approved. - Ordinance appointing Olson & Olson LLP as city attorney — motion by Councilmember Gina Hicks; second by Councilmember Dan Smith; outcome: approved. - Ordinance amending City code Chapter 1 (rules of conduct for council meetings) — motion by Councilmember Roy Robertson; second by Councilmember Janet Court; outcome: approved.
The council repeatedly framed the GLO contract revision as an administrative closeout requirement requested by the state agency. City staff said the GLO closeout would not affect separate resident concerns in the project area and that outstanding resident issues were being handled separately from the GLO contract closeout.
