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<br />,~ <br />A' .~. <br />. ""'~. ~ . <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />CITY Of SdOREACRES <br /> <br />TH~~ s'rA'j E OF 'l'EXA8 ~ <br />~ <br />COUN';Y OF Cl.A~"RlS ~ <br /> <br />KNdw Al.L MEN BY THESE IRESENTS ~ <br /> <br />. RESOLUTION CO~CEnNING THE Af~nT.NTMEN'1' ,}~' <br />THE BOARD O~' DIRECTORS OF THE APprv'.IS.~.I. <br />.' D1ST'~ICt OF HARRIS COUNTY. 'rEXAS <br /> <br />, ., RESO!..C'frON 1\0, 231 <br />___r <br /> <br />BY ~ASSAGE, OF THIS RESOLUTION. this governing body E.Ll.P'C'.: ,';:1y <br />adopts, validates a~d ratifies all previous actions taken ~y t~1.i.8 <br />body cc~ncer:ning the" formliation of and the electi(~n of tl1s m::?Il1CC;~(f~ <br />of the Board of Dii-ectors oi: the Harris COUtlty Tax A'P?:,,:a.!.o:.;F'.t Dis.. <br />trict. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />IN THE EVENT that any court should declare void' the. ;':~l~vious <br />ac"Cicl".s te.ken by this governing body ion the passage of or pu't':marl.t <br />to :.. ts ?reViOUB RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINThtENT JF' OJ,tEE BOARD <br />OF DlRECTOR~ OF THE '1 APPR.t.\.ISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY r TEXAS. <br />this governing body expressly resolves as follows: <br /> <br />WH~REAS, the Legis1a:ture of the State of Texas pa.ssed e.nd the <br />Governor si.gned. in-to law: Senate Bill 621 (the Propel:ty Ta}~ Code) <br />which relates to ad valorem taxation; and <br /> <br />. \\7JIEREAS,~ sa.id. Propel:"ty Tax Code provides for the crea tiC'n oi <br />a central c,:;ppraisal' district within each County of the State. al'td <br />said Code further provides that sa:..d centt"2l appraisal distt'ict be <br />governed by a five (5) member board which shall be elected by the <br />qualified voting ta~d~g units ,within the County by the following <br />formula as set fort~ in Section 6.'03(d): <br /> <br />.V!C t.x 1000 x 5 <br /> <br /> <br />V = The 'nuniber ~~of votes to which a taxing uni t is enti.tled. <br /> <br />u = The dolla~ "amourit of property taxes imposed by a taxing <br />unit during the pr~ceding tax year. <br /> <br />T = The sum o.f;the total dollar amount of property taxes i'1I1- <br />pO$ed in the appraisal district for that year by each <br />taJ(.ing unit that is entitled to vote.. <br /> <br />. .W"rlEREAS;. _Secti.:on 6.,03(i) ;of.tthe-.Property Tax Code provides':the.t <br />a majority of. .thr~~-forths (3/4) of the qualified voti.ng units w"it.hin <br />the County may chs.ng'e the number of members of the board o-r may <br />change the 'method o~ selecting members of the board; and <br /> <br />-to <br /> <br />'. <br />" <br /> <br />!~" <br /> <br />i <br />." <br />~- <br />~~ <br />," <br /> <br />'i <br /> <br />~~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />I'.' <br />4.1 <br />" <br /> <br />,- <br />.., <br />, <br /> <br />. . <br />.._~ WfUm,EAS,. .Har~.is:. County is a large urban county containine in <br />eJi;t.ess .:>f fifty (50)' taxi'ng units, ni11ety.,.five (95) percent of l~hic"h <br />IJre small iti comparison t:o taxes levied by a few large ~o.mits; an-1 <br />. ' - <br /> <br />'.. <br />~( <br /> <br />WHEREAS. the board s.ize and mathod of sele.cting said boa;::-d P:CO-. <br />"ides i:" Sections 6.03 (a) and (d) would not provi.de a fair and <br />equitFtble boa:rd under the: particular circumstances in Ha:rr5.s County; <br />and <br /> <br />!". <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />... . .. I.. <br />: 'J <br /> <br />,:1. <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />. .t <br /> <br />-. " <br />