The City Council adopted a tax rate for 2023 of $0.350000 per $100 on September 19, 2023.
The Notice of Tax Increase reflects the relevant information on the tax rate proposal.
The Ordinance to adopt the tax rate can be found here: Ordinance No. 2317
The City of Sugar Land contracts with the Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector for billing and collection of property taxes, including calculation and submission of the No New Revenue and Voter Approval Tax Rate calculations as required under the Texas Tax Code 26.04.
The Notice of Tax Rates and the TNT calculation worksheets can be found at the links below:
The following information is provided in compliance with Section 26.18 of the Tax Code. For convenience, where information resides elsewhere on this site, links are provided to the information.
Official contact information for the governing body: Mayor and City Council
Once the City receives the certified value reports from the CAD, the process of setting a tax rate for the year begins. The City has 60 days after receiving the certified tax roll or until September 30th (whichever is later) to adopt a tax rate. However, there are strict time constraints and processes that must occur in order to adopt the tax rate.
The property tax rate is adopted in September after the budget is approved by City Council. Prior to considering the tax rate, a public hearing is held to receive feedback from the public.
Property values in Fort Bend County are set by the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District (CAD). The CAD is charged with establishing values for all properties in the County as of January 1 of each year and certifying the taxable values to each taxing entity. Under the Tax Code, the value must be certified by July 25 of each year. However, 95% of property in the county must be approved before the Chief Appraiser can certify the values.
Since the City Charter requires the City Manager to file a proposed budget no later than July 30 of each year, the budget is based on assumptions of property tax revenues. The tax rate needed to generate the revenue in the proposed budget and CIP is dependent on the final certified taxable value.