GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 56

The information provided on this page is for Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 56. Below you can find links to information related to the financial and bookkeeping records for the District.

DISTRICT INFORMATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mark Salinas
President
Term Expires: May 2028

Jereme Sonnenfeld
Vice President
Term Expires: May 2026

Rob Morrell
Secretary
Term Expires: May 2028

Kolby Beich
Asst. Vice President
Term Expires: May 2026

Ross Owen
Asst. Secretary
Term Expires: May 2026

CONTACT INFORMATION

District/Board

Mailing Address:
(Not for Tax or Water Payments)
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600
Houston, Texas 77027

Physical Address:
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600
Houston, Texas 77027

Phone: (713) 860-6400
Email: [email protected]

Operator & Tax Consultant

Utility Operator
Water and sewer utility services are provided by the City of Texas City. For questions about utility service, please contact the City at (409) 643-5923.

Tax Assessor/ Collector
Assessments of the Southwest, Inc
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1368
Friendswood, Texas 77549
Phone: (281) 482-0216

MEETING INFORMATION

The district generally meets on the third Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77027. Specific meeting date/time and location are included on meeting agendas.

2024

2023

2022

2021

Residents of the district have the right to request the designation of a meeting location within the district under Water Code Section 49.062(g). A description of this process can be found at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/waterdistricts.

BUDGET INFORMATION

APPROVED BUDGET – 3/31/2019

APPROVED BUDGET – 3/31/2020

APPROVED BUDGET – 3/31/2021

APPROVED BUDGET – 3/31/2022

Change in the District’s Revenue from 2021 to 2022: $800; 0.18%
Change in the District’s Expenses from 2021 to 2022: $68,100; 28.77%

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

2019: $685,000.00
2020: $390,000.00
2021: $450,000.00
2022: $450,000.00

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

2019: $252,624.02
2020: $1,242,830.22
2021: $2,135,310.24
2022: $4,315,772.43

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

FINANCIAL INFORMATION (ANNUAL AUDIT)

FINANCIAL REPORT – 3/31/2019

FINANCIAL REPORT – 3/31/2020

FINANCIAL REPORT – 3/31/2021

FINANCIAL REPORT – 3/31/2022

FINANCIAL REPORT – 3/31/2023

FINANCIAL REPORT – 3/31/2024

For additional Audit information, please click on the above Financial Report link.

TAX INFORMATION

Adopted 2019 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total $1.00
Maintenance & Operations: $0.25
Debt Service: $0.75

Adopted 2020 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total $1.00
Maintenance & Operations: $0.18
Debt Service: $0.82

Adopted 2021 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total $0.98
Maintenance & Operations: $0.16
Debt Service: $0.755
Contract Rate: $0.065

Adopted 2022 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total $0.955
Maintenance & Operations: $0.130
Debt Service: $0.774

Adopted 2023 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total $0.940
Maintenance & Operations: $0.090
Debt Service: $0.810
Contract Tax Rate: $0.040

Adopted 2024 Tax Rate (per $100 of assessed valuation) – Total $0.940
Maintenance & Operations: $0.065
Debt Service: $0.855
Road Debt Service: $0.02

Notice of Tax Hearing