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Name of District

(HB 305, Section 2051.202)

East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 7

Name and Term of Office for Each Board Member

(HB 305, Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

Benny E. Mitchell, President (Term Expires: May 2027)
Erin Shedd, Vice President (Term Expires: May 2025)
Al Valencia, Secretary (Term Expires: May 2025)
Sandra Carpenter, Assistant Secretary (Terms Expires: May 2025)
Kimberly Prause, Assistant Secretary (Term Expires: May 2027)

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

(Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 651-0111
board@emcmud7.com

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)

Michelle Giacona
H2O Innovation
27335 West Hardy Road, Suite 101, Spring, Texas 77373
(281) 353-9809

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

(Section 2051.202)

Rhonda Gideon
Assessments of the Southwest
P. O. Box 1368, Friendswood, Texas 77549
(281) 482-0216

The Rate of the Ad Valorem Tax

(Section 2051.202)
  • 2024: $1.30 per $100 assessed valuation

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)

The District generally meets on the fourth Wednesday of every other month at 11:00 a.m. at the office of Coats Rose, P.C., 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77046

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/downloads/water-districts/forms/form-20863.pdf.

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

(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:

  • See attached budgets.

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

  • See attached budgets.

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

  • See attached budgets.

Tax Information

(Section 26.18)

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

  • 2022: $0.345
  • 2023: $0.215
  • 2024: $0.170

The debt service tax rate for the preceding two years:

  • 2022: $0.430
  • 2023: $1.085
  • 2024: $1.130

Financial Information

(Section 140.008, Section 26.18, Section 2051.202)

 The most recent financial audits:

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

(Texas Local Government Code Chapter 176)

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 next election for the District will be held on May 3, 2025.

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 the Secretary’s designated agent by mail, email, 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.

  • Texas Ethics Commission – Forms and Instructions
  • First day to file for place on the general election ballot is the 30th day before the last day to file.
  • Last day and deadline to file for place on the general election ballot is the 78th day before the date of the election, by 5:00 p.m.
  • 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 the Secretary’s designated agent by mail, email, 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/2-23f.pdf.
  • The last day and deadline to file a declaration of write-in candidacy for the general election is the 74th day before the date of the election, by 5:00 p.m.

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

Election – Documents