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..~ ~ i:a . . f . .' ", '; :. .;, .. "THE STATE .OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS . KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: ". .." , . '. "', . . RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL, DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS . '. ~ .. . ,. . 'RESOLUTION NO. .' '-- "BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body e~~'_essly 'adopts, validates and ratifies all provious actions taken-by this body concerning the formation of and the election of the members of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Tax Appraisal Dis- trict. .. IN THE EVENT that. any court should declare that the previous actions taken b~r this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISrRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as fo11ow~: WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas passed and the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 621 (the Property Tax Code)' which relates to ad valorem taxation; and MiEREAS, said Property Tax Code provides for the creation of a central appraisal district within each County of the; State; and said Code further provides that said central appraisal district be governed by a five (5) member board which shall be el<:>cted by the qualified voting taxing units within the County "by the' following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): ' V=u x 1000 x 5 T V = The number of ,votes to which a taxing unit is entitled. u = The dollar amount of property taxes imposed by a taxing unit during the preceding tax year. , T = The sum of the total dollar amount of property taxes im- posed in the appraisal district for that year by each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. WHEREAS, Section 6.03(i) of the Prop'erty Tax Cod.e provides .that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of th~ qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may cha~ge the method of selecting members of the board;' and WHERFAS, Harris County is a large urban cOllnt:y C:C'"!"t:~ .;.ninr; .j n :'J~t:':::;5 vi: ii;t). (50) 'c.ax:.i.ng u....:.t.s, nir...ety-:flve l~S) percent or which ate s~a~l in comparison to taxes levied by.a few large units; and WHEREAS, the board size and method of selecting said board pro- vides in Sections 6.03(a) and (d) would not provide a fair and equitable board under the particular circumstances in Harris County; and