Welcome to Montgomery County Emergency Services District 14
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7983, The Woodlands, TX 77387-7983
Physical Address: 3434 Royal Oaks, Spring, TX, 77380
Phone: 832.447.3491
Monthly Board Meetings, 2nd Monday, 7PM, HOA Office, 25610 Timber Lakes Drive, Spring, TX, 77380
Notice: Special Board Meeting, March 20, 2023, 7:00 pm. To see meeting agenda, click Current Agenda above.
Montgomery County Emergency Services District 14 (MCESD14) is a political subdivision of the State of Texas which provides local emergency services, including fire prevention and control, and emergency first response services. Our District includes the Timber Lakes/Timber Ridge (TLTR) Community as well as areas of south Montgomery County along parts of the Sawdust Road Corridor. These services are provided through a contract with the Timber Lakes Volunteer Fire Department (TLVFD) and mutual aid agreements with area Fire Departments.
Notice About 2022 Tax Rates
Property tax rates in Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14.
This notice concerns the 2022 property tax rates for Montgomery County Emergency Service
District No. 14. This notice provides information about two tax rates used in adopting the current tax year's tax rate. The no-new-revenue tax rate would Impose the same amount of taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. In most cases, the voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit can adopt without holding an election. In each case, these rates are calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes by the current taxable value with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value.
To see the full calculations, please visit www.mocotaxes.org for a copy of the Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet.
Unencumbered Fund Balance
The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation.
Current Year Debt Service
The following amounts are for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from upcoming property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).
This notice contains a summary of actual no-new-revenue and voter-approval calculations as certified by Tammy McRae, Tax Assessor-Collector on 08/06/2022 .
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state
For a PDF version of this Notice, please click here.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of $0.1000 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14.
| PROPOSED TAX RATE | $0.1000 per $100 | ||
| NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE | $0.0722 per $100 | ||
| VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE | $0.0748 per $100 | ||
| DE MINIMIS RATE | $0.1454 per $100 |
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2022 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 from the same properties in both the 2021 tax year and the 2022 tax year.
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate, unless the de minimis rate for Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 exceeds the voter-approval rate for Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14.
The de minimis rate is the rate equal to the sum of the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14, the rate that will raise $500,000, and the current debt rate for Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2022 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 18, 2022 AT 7:00 PM AT HOA Office, 25610 Timber Lakes Drive, Spring, TX 77380
The proposed tax rate is greater than the voter-approval tax rate but not greater than the de minimis rate. However, the proposed tax rate exceeds the rate that allows voters to petition for an election under Section 26.075, Tax Code. If Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 adopts the proposed tax rate, the qualified voters of the Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 may petition the Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 to require an election to be held to determine whether to reduce the proposed tax rate. If a majority of the voters reject the proposed tax rate, the tax rate of the Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 will be the voter-approval tax rate of the Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
| FOR the proposal: | Alan Dreesen | Danny Olsen | James A. Waters | James Cox |
| AGAINST the proposal: | None | |||
| PRESENT and not voting: | None | |||
| ABSENT: | Shirley Grandjean |
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 this year.
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total tax rate (per $100 of value) | $0.0990 | $0.1000 | increase of 0.0010, or 1.01% |
| Average homestead taxable value | $202,810 | $227,707 | iincrease of 24,897, or 12.28% |
| Tax on average homestead | $200.78 | $227.71 | increase of 26.93, or 13.41% |
| Total tax levy on all properties | $490,458 | $683,632 | increase of 193,174, or 39.39% |
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for Montgomery County Emergency Service District No. 14 at 936.538.8124 or tammy.mcrae@mctx.org, or visit www.mocotaxes.org for more information.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ESD NO. 14 ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE.
THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 38.31 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $1.00.