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Name of the District

(Section 2051.202)

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 46

Name and Term of Office for Each Board Member

(HB 305, Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

Elvira (Vera) J. Nykaza, President (Term Expires: May 2027)
Matthew W. Lumbatis, Vice President (Term Expires: May 2025)
Deborah Malone, Secretary (Term Expires May 2027)
Michael R. Reese, Assistant Secretary (Term Expires May 2027)
Joe H. Santiago, Jr., Treasurer (Term Expires May 2025)

Contact Information for Main Office of District (Mailing and Physical Address, and Phone Number)

(HB 305, Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

Coats Rose, P.C.
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 651-0111
board@hcmud46.org

Official Contact Information for Each Board Member

(Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

Same as contact information for main office of district.

If Applicable, Name of the General Manager

(Section 2051.202)

N/A

The Name of the Person Representing the Operator, Including a Mailing Address and Telephone Number

(Section 2051.202)

Paul Bradley
Je Pa Services, Inc.
Northgate Tower, 14511 Falling Creek Drive, Suite 117, Houston, Texas 77014
(281) 377-9100

The Name of the Person Representing the Tax Assessor/Collector, Including Mailing Address and Telephone Number

(Section 2051.202)

Jackie Aguilar
Equi-Tax, Inc
PO Box 73109
Houston, Texas 77273
(281) 444-4866

The Rate of the Ad Valorem Tax

(Section 2051.202)
  • 2023: 0.130

If Applicable, the Sales and Use Tax Rate

(Section 2051.202)

N/A

Any Tax Rate Hearing Notice

(Section 2051.202)

Location and Schedule of Meeting of the District

(Section 2051.202)

Monthly on the 2nd Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the offices of JePa Services, lnc., Northgate Tower, 14511 Falling Creek Drive, Suite 117, Houston, Texas 77014. Specific meeting date/time and location is included on meeting agenda.

A Statement that the Residents Have a Right to Request a Designation of a Meeting Location Within the District

(Section 2051.202)

Residents of the District have the right to request the designation of a meeting location within the District under Section 49.062(g), Water Code. A description of this process can be found at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/permitting/watersupply/districts/Form-20863.pdf.

Each Meeting Notice and Minutes of Meetings for the Current Year and the Preceding 12 Months

(HB 305, Section 2051.202)

Information about the District’s agenda and minutes are available by clicking on this link.

Budget Information

(Section 26.18)

The taxing unit’s budget for the preceding two years:

The taxing unit’s proposed or adopted budget for the current year:

The change in the amount of the taxing unit’s budget from the preceding year to the current year:

  • Change in the District’s Revenue from 2021 to 2022: $365,406; 23.66%
  • Change in the District’s Expenses from 2021 to 2022: $161,950; 12.88%

The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations for the preceding two years and current year:

  • 2021: $391,000.00
  • 2022: $411,300.00
  • 2023: $505,000.00

The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for debt service for the preceding two years and current year:

  • 2019: $480,843.75
  • 2020: $524,831.25
  • 2021: $554,967.74

For additional Budget information, please click on the above Approved Budgets.

Tax Information

(Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

The maintenance and operations tax rate for the current and preceding two years:

  • 2021: $0.189
  • 2022: $0.187
  • 2023: $0.196

The proposed maintenance and operations tax rate for the current year:

  • 2023: $0.196

The debt service tax rate for the current and preceding two years:

  • 2021: $0.170
  • 2022: $0.150
  • 2023: $0.00

The proposed debt service tax rate for the current year:

  • 2023: $0.00

Financial Information

(Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

 The most recent financial audits:

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

(Texas Local Government Code Chapter 176)

Energy Consumption Reports

(Texas Government Code Section 2265)

Information about the District’s energy consumption is available by clicking on this link.

Landowner’s Bill of Rights

(Texas Government Code Section 402)

Information regarding the Landowner’s Bill of Rights can be found on the Texas Attorney General’s website.

Election Information

(HB 305)
Elections – Bonds

The District does not currently have a pending bond election.

Elections – Directors

The District holds odd-year elections.

The next election for Harris County MUD 46 will be held on May 6, 2023.

Director candidacy filing requirements and deadlines are as follows:

To be qualified to serve as a Director, a person must be: (1) at least 18 years old; (2) a resident citizen of the State of Texas; and (3) either: (a) own land subject to taxation in the District; or (b) be a qualified voter within the District. (Texas Water Code, Section 54.102)

To run for election to the District’s Board of Directors, a person must file an application for a place on the ballot. The application must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his designated agent by mail, fax or in person. An application may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-21f.pdf

  • First day to file for place on May 6, 2023 general election ballot is January 18, 2023.
  • Last day to file for place on May 6, 2023 general election ballot is by 5:00 p.m. on February 17, 2023.
  • A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors as a write-in candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, fax or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-11f.pdf
  • Deadline to file write in candidacy declaration for May 6, 2023 general election is by 5:00 p.m. on February 16, 2023.

The location(s) of the election will be posted upon determination.

Election – Documents