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•, n U THE STATE OF TEXAS () COUNTY OF HARRIS. O KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS RESOLUTION N0. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas passed and the Governor signed into Law Senate Bill 621 which relates to ad valorem taxation; and WHEREAS, said Senate Bi11 Number 621 provides for the crea- tion of a central appraisal district within each County of the State; and said Bill furthermore provides that said central appraisal district be governed/administered by a five (5) member board who shall be elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula: V=Tx 1000x5 V = The number of votes to which a taxing unit is entitled • u = The amount of property taxes imposed by a taxing unit during the previous tax year T = The total amount of property taxes imposed by all taxing units within the appraisal district which are entitled to vote. ' WHEREAS, Section 6.03 (i) of Senate Bill 621 provides that a majority of three-fourths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may expand the number of members of the board and alter the previous formula used for election of board members; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban area containing fifty (50) plus taxing units of which ninety-five (95) percent are small in relation to the tax levies of a few larger taxing units, thereby making the aforementioned size and formula for election of board members inequitable to the smaller taxing units. Therefore Be It Resolved: That under the authority of that section, the (Governing body) of the (.taxing unit) hereby affirms its support of the following proposed modifications in the board of directors: I. That Section (6.03 (a) and 6.03 (g) of the Act be • amended to increase the number of directors from five to nine. Those sections, as they pertain to Harris County, shall now read as follows: Section 6.03 (a): "The appraisal district is governed by a board of nine directors. To be eligible to serve on the board of directors, an individual must be a resident of the district and must have resided in the district for at least two years." • Section 6.03 (g): "The governing body of each. taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before November 15. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who. receive the largest cumulative vote totals elected, and submit the results before December 1 to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates."