BLINN BOARD TO CONSIDER INCREASE TO TAX RATE, APPOINTMENT OF NEW TRUSTEE
The Blinn Board of Trustees will hold two meetings next week to cover an increase to the property tax rate and an appointment to fill a trustee’s term through next spring.
the Blinn Board of Trustees' proposed property tax
rate, showing the changes between the previous
adopted rate and the proposed rate.
(Blinn College)
Trustees will first meet on Monday at 2 p.m. to propose a tax rate of $0.0421 per $100 valuation and hold a public hearing.
The proposed rate is above the current adopted rate of $0.0363 per $100 and falls just shy of the voter-approval rate of $0.042241. The no-new-revenue rate is $0.036595.
With the proposed rate, combined with higher property values, the tax on the average homestead is projected to go up by $28.30.
The board will then gather for its regular meeting on Tuesday at 10 a.m. to consider adopting a resolution for the new tax rate.
Click here to view the notice for the tax rate public hearing on Monday.
(courtesy Blinn College)
Also on Tuesday, the board will vote on appointing a member to fill the unexpired term of At-Large Position 1 Trustee, Charles Moser.
Moser first joined the board by appointment in 2015 to fill another trustee’s unexpired term. He won an election to fill the remainder of the term in 2017 and another election in 2019 for a full six-year term, which expires in May 2025.
Moser told KWHI that after what will be 10 years serving on the board, he feels it is a good time to step aside, adding that he is confident in the rest of the board moving forward.
In other business, the board will vote on an engineering services contract and seeking proposals for construction manager-at-risk services for central plant upgrades on the Brenham Campus.
After an executive session, trustees will consider agreements related to the purchase and development of real property in Harris County. Blinn currently operates its Waller campus out of Waller ISD’s W.C. Schultz Junior High School.
The meetings on Monday and Tuesday will both be held in the third-floor board room of the Brenham Campus Administration Building. They will be livestreamed on the Blinn College YouTube channel.