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Name of the District

(Section 2051.202)

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 49

Name and Term of Office for Each Board Member

(HB 305, Section 2051.202)

Bill Quinn, Term Expires: May 2028
Terry Sparks, Term Expires: May 2026
Donna Kottwitz, Term Expires: May 2026
Dennis J. Hurta, Term Expires: May 2028
Karen E. Overton, Term Expires: May 2028

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

(HB 305, Section 2051.202)

1155 Dairy Ashford, Suite 875, Houston, Texas 77079
(713) 864-5466
board@fbcmud49.org

Official Contact Information for Each Board Member

(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)

Hector Acevedo
Quail Valley Utilitiy District
3134 Cartwright Road, Missouri City, Texas 77459
(281) 499-5539

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

(Section 2051.202)

Bill Blitch
Bob Leared Interests, Inc.
11111 Katy Fwy # 725, Houston, Texas 77079
(713) 932-9011

The Rate of the Ad Valorem Tax

(Section 2051.202)
  • 2024: $0.52

If Applicable, the Sales and Use Tax Rate

(Section 2051.202)

N/A

Any Tax Rate Hearing Notice

(Section 2051.202)

Information about the District’s tax notices are available by clicking on this link.

Location and Schedule of Meeting of the District

(Section 2051.202)

The District generally meets on the second Tuesday of each month at noon, at 180 Island Boulevard, Missouri City, TX 77459.

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:

  • Revenues: $344,200; 37.69%
  • Expenses: $115,750; 10.34%

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

  • 2023: $384,000
  • 2024: $400,000
  • 2025: $475,000

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

  • See attached budgets.
  • Debt Service tax levy totals can also be found on the tax rate component document.

Tax Information

(Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)
  • Orders Setting Debt Service Tax Rate
  • Orders Setting Maintenance Tax Rate

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

  • 2022: $0.492
  • 2023: $0.497
  • 2024: $0.466

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

  • 2024: $0.466

The debt service tax rate for the preceding two years:

  • 2022: $0.07
  • 2023: $0.065
  • 2024: $0.054

The proposed debt service tax rate for the current year:

  • 2024: $0.054

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)

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 49 / Attorney
c/o Strawn and Richardson PC
1155 Dairy Ashford, Suite 875, Houston, Texas 77079
(713) 864-5466
FBCMUD49@srlegal.com

Elections – Bonds

The District does not currently have a pending bond election.

Elections – Directors

The next election for the District will be held on May 4, 2024.

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person shall be at least 18 years old, a resident citizen of the State of Texas, and be a qualified property taxpaying elector of the precinct and county within the District.

Director candidacy filing requirements and deadlines are as follows:

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/2-49f.pdf or by clicking here (with Vietnamese language translation).

  • Texas Ethics Commission – Forms and Instructions
  • First day to file for place on May 4, 2024 general election ballot is Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
  • Last day to file for place on May 4, 2024 general election ballot is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.
  • 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, email 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/2-55f.pdf.
  • Deadline to file write-in candidacy declaration for May 4, 2024 general election is by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

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

Meeting Documents

Applications must meet the following requirements:

Texas Election Code 141.031(a)(4)(E)
  • US citizen
  • Not Mentally Incapacitated
  • Not Partially Mentally Incapacitated, Without the Right to Vote
  • Not Finally Convicted of a Felony, Without Pardon or Release
Texas Water Code 54.102
  • 18 years old
  • Resident citizen of the State of Texas
  • Qualified Registered Voter or Own land subject to taxation in the District
Texas Water Code 49.052
  • Not related in 3rd degree of affinity (marriage) or consanguinity (blood) to a developer, Director, Manager, engineer, attorney or other person providing professional services to the District
  • Not an employee of a developer or Director, manager engineer, attorney or other person providing professional services to the District
  • Not a developer in the District
  • Not serving as attorney, consultant, engineer, manager, architect or other professional capacity for the District or a developer
  • Not a party to a contract with the District
  • Not a party to a contract with a developer in the District