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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City Council Minutes 9-11-00 - Page 3 <br /> <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Young, and Malone. <br />Nays: Gay <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />8. Council considered approving a resolution adopting the 2000 appraisal roll of the Harris <br />County appraisal district. <br /> <br />Director of Finance Cynthia Alexander presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered Council's questions. <br /> <br />City Attorney read: RESOLUTION 2000-13 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA <br />PORTE, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE 2000 APPRAISAL ROLL OF THE HARRIS <br />COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Sutherland to approve Resolution 2000-13 presented <br />by Ms. Alexander. Second by Councilperson Ebow. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, and Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None. <br /> <br />9. Council considered approving an ordinance levying taxes upon taxable property located <br />within and subject to taxation in the City of La Porte. <br /> <br />Director of Finance Cynthia Alexander presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered Council's questions. <br /> <br />City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 2000-2432 - AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES <br />UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AND SUBJECT TO TAXATION <br />IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR <br />SUPPORT MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT <br />OF SAID CITY OF LA PORTE; FINDING THAT ALL REQUIRED NOTICES HA VE <br />BEEN PUBLISHED AND ALL REQUIRED HEARINGS HELD; CONTAINING A <br />REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING <br />COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilperson Engelken to approve Ordinance 2000-2432 as <br />presented by Ms. Alexander. Second by Councilperson Young. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Sutherland, Engelken, Ebow, Griffiths, Porter, Gay, Young, and Malone. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br /> <br />10. Council considered approving an ordinance establishing water and sewer rates. <br /> <br />Director of Finance Cynthia Alexander presented summary and recommendation and <br />answered Council's questions. <br />