Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3816.156 – Assessments
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(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.
(b) The district may impose an assessment against any property of the City of Frisco in the district. Payment of an assessment by another exempt jurisdiction must be established by contract.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3816.156
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The board may apportion the cost of an improvement project or service to be assessed against property in the district on all property in the district according to a finding of the board that the improvement project or service benefits all property in the district.
(d) The board may include two or more types of improvements and services in one assessment proceeding. The board may conduct separate assessment proceedings as the district undertakes improvement projects or the provision of services.
(e) The board may adjust annual assessments for services in accordance with an annual budget the board adopts for the provision of those services. An annual adjustment may not exceed the annual amount set forth in the original assessment proceedings except after public notice and hearing on the increase.
(f) The board, after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, may:
(1) correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls; and
(2) collect assessments after making the corrections, additions, or deletions.