Williamson County approves road district reports; auditor says final Avery Ranch debt paid in August, dissolution planned

Williamson County commissioners approved routine road district financial reports and collections and were told the county will make a final debt payment for the Avery Ranch Road District in August and seek to dissolve that district in September, County Auditor Julie Kiley said.

Kiley, the county auditor, told the Commissioner's Court that as part of the external audit process auditors review road districts that collect taxes and carry debt because those districts are component units of the county. “As part of their audit process, they do review all of the road districts that are currently in a status of collecting taxes and paying off on debt,” Kiley said.

Kiley highlighted the Avery Ranch Road District and said she expects the county to make the last debt payment in August and to bring a resolution to the Commissioner's Court in September to dissolve the district. “We will make the last debt payment for the Avery Ranch Road District this August. We will bring to the commissioner's court agenda a resolution in September to dissolve that district,” she said. She added the county will file one more financial report to close out the fiscal year 2025.

Kiley also reported there is a newly created Avery Center Road District No. 1 and a separate Avery Center Road District No. 2 that has been created but is not yet taxing. “You do have one new district in your stack this year, which is Avery Center Road District Number 1. And there is one other district that has been created that is not taxing yet, which is Avery Center Number 2,” she said.

The Commissioner's Court moved and approved the routine items unanimously. A motion to approve the meeting minutes (item 1) was made by Commissioner Gold and seconded by Commissioner Cook; the motion passed 4-0. A motion to approve the collections (item 2) was made by Commissioner Bowles and seconded by Commissioner Long; the motion passed 4-0. A motion to approve items 3 and 4 was made by Commissioner Long and approved 4-0 (the transcript records a second but does not name the seconder).

The discussion was brief and procedural; commissioners did not request additional follow-up beyond the auditor's notice to bring a dissolution resolution in September and the final financial report to close out the fiscal year. The meeting then closed the road-district portion and reconvened the Commissioner's Court.