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r y R II. That Section 6.04 (a) be amended to increase the number of directors necessary for a quorum .from a • majority to seven. That section, as it pertains to Harris County, shall now read as follows: "Seven directors shall constitute a quorum of the appraisal district board of directors. At its first meeting each calendar year, the board shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary." III. That Section 6.03 (d) be amended to provide the determination of voting entitlement by population rather than property taxes imposed. That section, as it pertains to Harris County, shall now read as follows: "The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by population. The authority for determining the entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census population figures. The authority for determining the entitlement of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published in the Texas Education Agency Directory of Texas Public :Schools. • The following scale shall apply: Taxing Unit City, County School Districts Population Votes Votes 1-5,000 1 2 5,001-15,000 2 4 15,001-30,000 3 6 30,001-50,000 4 8 50,001-75,000 5 10 75,001-105,000 6 12 105,001-140,000 7 14 140,001-180,000 8 16 180,001-225,000* 9 18 *Cities, county and school districts having popu- lations over 225,000 shall accrue one additional vote for each 50,000 above 225,000. • A taxing unit participating in two or more districts is entitled to vote in each district in which it participates, but only the population in a district is used to calculate the. voting entitlement in that district." Passed by majority vote at an official.meeting of the-goyexnn~ body on Gdate) ATTEST: Presiding Officer Co-signing Officer