Financial Information
Disclosures related to Properties and Tax Rates
The District was created and is organized under Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code. All taxable property within Refugio County is considered to be within the district for the purposes of establishing tax rates. The Board of Directors has established a tax rate for the maintenance and operation of the district. The tax rate for maintenance and operations adopted for the current year is listed below. The district has not issued bonds.
Tax Rate and Budget Information as required by Sec 26.18 of the Tax Code
Members of the governing body:
- Precinct 1: Mr. John Snyder, Vice President
- Precinct 2: Mr. Carroll Borden, President
- Precinct 3: Ms. Cynthia Rose, Treasurer
- Precinct 4: Mr. Fredric Biery, Secretary
- At Large: Ms. Stephanie Blaschke
The proposed or adopted budget for the current year:
Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027 Budget
The budgets of preceding years:
Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026 Budget Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 BudgetFiscal Year 2023 - 2024 BudgetFiscal Year 2022 - 2023 BudgetFiscal Year 2021 - 2022 BudgetFiscal Year 2020 - 2021 BudgetFiscal Year 2019 - 2020 BudgetFiscal Year 2018 - 2019 Budget
The change in the amount of the budget from the preceding year to the current year by dollar amount and percentage:
Summary FY2026 (All Funds)
- Expected Beginning Balance: $1,443,600
- Budgeted Revenue: $244,400
- Budgeted Expenses: -$1,200,100
- Expected Ending Balance: $487,900
Summary FY2027 (All Funds)
- Expected Beginning Balance: $1,542,800
- Budgeted Revenue: $258,600
- Budgeted Expenses: -$437,700
- Expected Ending Balance: $1,363,800
Change
- Expected Beginning Balance: 6.87%
- Budgeted Revenue: 5.81%
- Budgeted Expenses: -63.53%
- Expected Ending Balance: 179.52%
The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations:
- current year (FY2027): $222,500
- one year previous (FY2026): $204,200
- two years previous (FY2025): $190,700
- three years previous (FY2024): $181,900
The amount of property tax revenue budgeted for debt service:
- current year: $0
- one year previous: $0
- two years previous: $0
- three years previous: $0
The tax rate for maintenance and operations adopted:
REFUGIO GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
RGCD - Order Adopting Tax Rate - TY2026- current year (FY2027): $0.01566/$100 of taxable value
- one year previous (FY2026): $0.01500/$100 of taxable value
- two years previous (FY2025): $0.013740/$100 of taxable value
- three years previous (FY2024): $0.013740/$100 of taxable value
The tax rate for debt service adopted:
- current year: N/A
- one year previous: N/A
- two years previous: N/A
- three years previous: N/A
The most recent financial audits:
The most recent financial audits: