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Home My WebLink AboutR-1980-01 . ~~: From the desk of CISSY HEDDING - ~ cI..- ~ e . . ~( --.. ~\ ~ ,-e l.~ e .. city of 2lilshirt 'Village POST OFFICE BOX 88233 H 0 U S. TON. T E X A 5 7 7 0 5 5 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND EXACT COpy OF RESOLUTION 011580, CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF HILSHIRE VILLAGE, TEXAS, AT THE REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 15, 1980. "' ~ . . 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. () I I 5 8' 0 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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- tric t . . IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): v= t x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS~ Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 ." , - ~"'''''_..-::..- ""---. . . WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harri~ County. under the authority granted by Section e ~ (Governing body) of the Taxing unit) hereby elects to the board of directors for the Harris set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9). II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Votes 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. / .' .-. . e (b) The county clerk. shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. .(e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passe~y majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on -;j~ \LCL..... lA I 5 \ l't R"O (date) . \ ATTEST: /" . e MEMORANDUM January 3, 1980 TO: All H.C.M.C.A. Member and Nonmember Cities FROM: J. J. Meza, President SUBJECT: City of Houston vs Rodeheaver (Property Tax Appraisal District Litigation) Enclosed are a memorandum and sample resolution prepared by Ray & Wood, Attorneys at Law, that are representing our interests in the above litigation. Mr. Wood's memo is self explanatory. I strongly encourage each of you to follow his recommendations at the earliest pos- sible date. Upon passage of your resolution, please send me one original certified copy at P.O. Box 1115, La Porte, Texas 77571. Thank you for your past and continued support. Sin~cer "'--- ' I~ ,,- J. J. Meza, President Harris County Mayors' and Councilmen's Association JJM/cb Enc. e e 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. tJ I I ~ ?o BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): V= ~ x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 .. . e WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. under the authority granted by Section ~r (Governing body) of the Taxing unit) hereby elects to t e oard of directors for the Harris set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts V o"t"e s 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 225,000 shall accrue one additional..vote for each"~O,OOO a)Jove 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 entitle- ment in that district. . .. ...,...". ........... e e (b) The county clerk" shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. .(e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on ~u."'V"LI. tJ5} lCf"flo (date). J .... .../~. ATTEST: ~ ~..~-' -'~ ,".\ .. .~. t-: .:- ~~ ~ Co-signing 0 . -~ --~ - -- 't ?'1 .~ . - ~ i THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS CITY OF SEABROOK I I I I, Margaret Hunt, the duly appointed, qualified and acting City Secretary of the City of Seabrook, Texas do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 80-01, passed, approved and adopted by the City Council on the 15th day of January, 1980. TO CERTIFY WHICH, WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL of the City of Seabrook this 25th day of January, 1980. tITY SEAL . ._ .......... -i"--... Margare unt, City Secretary City of Seabrook, Texas .l:.. 1~ ~ - '" .".... of. . <1' ~ ~ ~ e e ~ THE STATE OF TEXAS ~ ~ COUNTY OF HARRIS ~ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF rHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 80-01 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as ~et forth in Section 6.03(d): v= i x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax. Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units. ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 ~ ~ e e C1 10 .. WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected.under a different method would under the particular circumsta~ces relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in.Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the City Couridl. (Governing body) of the City of Seabrook (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District 'as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance fieures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Vo"tes 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140.000 140,001-180,000 180.001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. " ~ '" ~. ~ . e e ~ .. "I. (b) The county clerk" shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing hody' of each unit of its voting entitlement be~ore February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled t~'vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- , ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the pres.iding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. .(e) The election shall be held in ac~ordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on January 15, 1980 (date). ATTEST: ~~~~ P~'€siding 0 ficer t;1al'or ~~~~ C.o-si i Offi r 1 ty Secre ry " ... '- e e 1 ~ THE STATE OF TEXAS a COUNTY OF HARRIS a CITY OF LA PORTE D I, Margie Goy-en , City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 80-1 passed approved and adopted by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, at a and he ld on the Reqular meeting thereof duly called 9th day of January , 19!,L as same appears of record in the minutes of s~id meeting, at which meeting a quorum of the City Commission was present and all present voted for the approval, pass~ge and adoption of said Resolution. TO CERTIFY WHICH WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL of the City of La Porte, this the 23rd day of January 19.J!L. ~\-~"'<" :. " :~::~.:.-~7....>;, : '.' ~ -!, F :;. '_.'' "u< <. ~ .... ~ . .;::.. =-__.. _h ._:.. ~ '( $EAt1'--'/ " . ~. ~ ..~. ."' "'." ~~ ~ () 'fAr ..e/ City Clerk City of La Porte, Texas .. ,. -, (I'j~, ~ r.. ^ . . ~.' ~,'.' , ~ ~ e e . THE STATE OF TEXAS ~ ~ COUNTY OF HARRIS ~ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: RESOLUTION CONCEm~ING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 80-1 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): V= i x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small in comparison to taxes levied by a few large units; and WHEREAS, tae 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 ~ ~ e e r u WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more ~quitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the City Commission (Governing body) of the La Porte, Texas (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9). II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Vo~es 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 9 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 225,000 shall accrue one additional vote for each 50,000 above 225,000. A taxing unLt 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 entitle- ment in that district. J .. - - (b) The county clerk'shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is. entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote body On I. J,"anuary 9, 1980 \ ,1,,1"'1' . 1'1'" ,1 . f I I ' . , " (\ , t )1 \ ; I' I... . " m~' : A TTE S l. t \ I ..' J' '/, " .'. J ' ' J, '", / ,', I , ,t ), . I" ',.. J'" I ",\'. -..'.:.....---.,--...- at an official meeting of the governing (date). , -" " I , I " I '. ' , . . Presiding 0 ficer ~--' ~~/-l Co-signing 0 '.cer # "'.., i e _ City of West University Place, Texas 3800 University Boulevard Houston, Texas 77005 713668-4441 James M. Cole, Mayor Commissioners: Arnold E. Ahrens, Mayor Pro- Tem A. A. Horne John L. Maneval Val Rosenbaum January 16, 1980 Mayor J. J. Meza, President Harris County Mayors' & Councilmen's Association Post Office Box 1115 laPorte, Texas 77571 Dear Mayor Meza: In accordance with your memorandum of January 3, 1980, and correspondence from Ray & Wood, Attorneys-at-law, the City Commission, in regular session on January 14, 1980, approved Resolution Number 80-1. A certified copy of Resolution Number 80-1 is enclosed for your use. Please advise if further action is required on the part of the City of West University Place. Yours very truly, ~ Lee Lockard City Secretary Enclosure "",, . ; ....'. , -- ......."4..... 'i-"j~ ..... ,i.. ""..- . ~"5, . :::- ~ ~ -:~ :: :::::..... ~ ~ ,,3,' ': '''-'It: ~ :c.;. ~ " .~'" "" ~....., . .:- . e I, Lee Lockard, City Secretary of the City of West University Place, Texas, hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Resolution Number 80-1, officially approved and adopted by the City Commission of the City of West Uni- versity Place, Texas, in regular session on January 14, 1980. '~:': ~,o \. ":l~ ~ ! ;} /k-! .. ....:.V.....t'f c#/c4.I~ Lee Lockard City Secretary City of West University Place, Texas ,., January 16, 1980 i T e . RESOLUTION NUMBER 80-1 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing..b~dy expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 District. I IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions I taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous : RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAI- . SAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas passed and the Gover- nor signed into law Senate Bill 621 (the Property Tax Code) which relates to ad valorem taxation; and WHEREAS, 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 elected by.the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): u V = T x 1000 x 5 v = The number of votes to which a taxing unit is entitled. ~ u = The dollar amount of property taxes imposed by a taxing unit duri~g 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 taxi~g unit that is entitled to vote. WHEREAS, Section 6.03(i) of the Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of" sele~ti~g members of the board; ~nd WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five {95%} percent of which are small in comparison to taxes levied by a few large units; and WHEREAS, the board size and method of selecting said board provides in Sect.ions 6.03(a) and (d) would not provide a fair and equitable board under the particular circumstances in Harris County; and WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a dif- ferent method would under the part.icular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the tax- ing units in Harris County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: THAT, under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i} the City of West University Place City Commission hereby elects to proceed with the selec- tion of the board of directors for the 'Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Direc- tors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9). ' II. The method of selecting the members of the board of directors shall be as follows: ; e -2- e -T'. (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. . The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the I most current United States Bureau of Census popu"lation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as publ)shed by the Texas Edu- cation Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School District Votes 1 - 5,000 5,000-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *The County and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendance in excess of 225,000 shall accrue one additional vote for each 50,000 above 225~000. A taxi~g unit pa~ticlpattng in two or. more districts is entitled to vote in ~ach district"in which it participates, but only the population in a district is used to calculate the voting entitlement in that district. "(b) The county clerk shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitle- ment before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxi~g unit that is entitled to vote may nominate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors.' The presiding officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candi'dat"e'.s surname, and shall del iver a copy of the ballot to the presidi~g officer of th~ governi~g body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote sha'l1 determi ne .i ts "vot'e--by.. res'o'l ut.i on" .andsubmi t. ,i t to .the. county clerk. be- fore March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumulative vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st ~o the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. " ,., l~i, .:!.-".." .l i ~. . ,~ )>'.... -(~ ?-:,.. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all ~egards other than those'herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). PASSED AND APPROVED th i S J If ~day Of~ . 1980 Commissioners Voting Aye: ~ 1) {J 111- M-- rLo.r[;{yor- Commissioners Voti~g No: -.::, AITf:ST: > , : ~~,. -:-:- 'it :- ~~~'/fM/ __ City Secretary -'ii~ e . THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS I I I, Dorothy S. Martin, the duly appointed City Secretary of the City of DEER PARK, TEXAS, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. 80-2, dated January 15. 1980 , as the same app~a.rs on record in my office in said City. WITNESS MY HAND, this 17th da8' of January ,1980 and the '.Official Seal of said City of Deer Park, Texas, which I have affixed hereto. ' _w 1 ~~ ~1/: artin City Secretary .-' SEAL / 1 ~ ~ e e RESOLUTION NO. ~D~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEER PARK, TEXAS CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. . By pass~ge of this resolution, the City Council of ~he City of Deer Park, Texas expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous actions taken by it concerning the formation of and the election of the members of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Tax Appraisal District. In the event that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this City Council in the pass~ge of or pursuant to its previous resolution concerni~g the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Appraisal District of Harris County, Texas, the City Council of the City of Deer Park, Texas expressly resolves as follows: WHEREAS, the L~gislature 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxi~g units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): v= ~ 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and ~ , :H V e e . . WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxi~g units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small in comparison to taxes lev~ed by a few large units; and WHEREAS, the board size and method." of selecting said board pro- vides in Section 6.03(a) and (d) would not provide a fair and equitable board under the particular circumstances in Harris County; and WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a ~ifferent method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxi~g units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under. the authority, granted by Section 6.03(i) the City Council of the City of Deer Park, Texas hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecti~g the members of the board of dir- ectors shall be as follows: (a) The voti~g entitlement of a taxi~g unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determini~g the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation f~gures. The authority for deter.mini~g the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education ~gency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxi~g unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: :(. w ../ e e Taxing Uni't Popul'a't'i"on or Ave'rag'e' Da'i'1'y Att'e"n"d'a'n'ce , Ci'ty',' 'Co'un'ty . Vo"t"es , 'S"cho'o'l' D'i's.tricts , Vo.tes 1-5,000 !l 5,001-15,000 2 15,001-30,000 3 30,001-50,000 4 50, '001-75,000 -- -._, - - - - 5- 75,001-105,000 6 105,001-140,000 7 140,001-180,000 8 180,001-225,000* . 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 , *The County and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 225,000 shall accrue one additional vote for each 50,000 above 225,000. A taxi~g unit participating in two or more districts is entitled to vote. ,in each tdistr"iet .".in which it participates, but only the population in a district is used to calculate the voting entitle- ment in that district. (b) The county clerk shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxi~g unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presidi~g officer of the.governi~g body of each unit of its voti~g entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxi~g unit that is entitled to vote may nominate by resolution adopted by its governi~g body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presiding officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presidi~g officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. :t. '1I!Ii ~';. e e Cd) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The cou~ty clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumulative vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the can- -- - ..- didates. Ce) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). DULY RESOLVED by majority vote at an official meeting of the City Council of the City of Deer Park, Texas on the 15th day of January, 1980. -Ifitt~-:~ ert P. n er r, Mayor d 1JL/( i .kl,> . Mart1n, C1ty Secretary - B. P. t.orney ..~ ~ 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 .' '" .... e e ~ ., ..../ " J ' .., .: . i " WHEREAS. an expanded number of board members selected' under a different method would under the particular circumstances 'r~lev~nt to Harris County provide a b~oader and more equitable repr~~entation of al+ of the taxing units in Harris ~ounty. . . ".: .. THEREFORE BE That under the authority grantefr"by Section 6.03(i) the (Governing body). of the d' ---<Lt.~-_-.._, Taxing unit) hereby,elects to procee wit e se 'ection 0 t e oard of directors for th.e Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: " ' 'I. The number of directors which shall comprise ~h~ P~ard , of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shatl De nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: ' - (a} The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population City, County School Districts or Average Daily Attendance Votes Vo"tes .....~ 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 lL~ 140,001-180,000 8 16 180.001-225,000* 9 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. ~ , '- . . e e " I- . "' , . .~. .. (b) The county clerk'shall calculate the number~of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written potice to the presiding officer of the governing body of .,each unit of its voting enti tlement b~fore February 1, 1980. ., .,.', . . ~I . . (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote 1T\a~;nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one cand~date for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The,presid- ing officer of "the governing body of the unit shall subm~t the names of the units'" nominees to the county clerk before F~pruary 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to.the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliv~~ a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the govetn~ag body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote' by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county "clerk shall codnt the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elec'ted and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. .(e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). ,Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on ~--"''''''''-'''-'-'-..c... /5 / q J' 0 (date) . v v I ATTEST: . ~ - ~t!!..t!'..,.~.....,......, Presi.~ng Officer 4 X 7+tev ~-~ Co-signing Of icer . .. e - CITY SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS: I, ~ ~ 0~<<-R':" " , hereby certify that the foregoing pages con~itute a true and correct copy of a resolution duly passed by held on ~~(f / r 0' elvl.:k . M. the City Council at a meeting ,A.D., 19tY'o , at '/:.3cJ To certify which, witness my hand and seal of the City of L/".,d: day of ~ ' V" , Texas. South Houston, Texas, this 19' tf 0 , at South Houston City Secretary South Houston, of ., e e r. 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. -0- BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): u V= T x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 " . e e "~ WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the "Citv Council . 'G..Governing body) of the City of Southside Place. Texas (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Vote s School Districts Vo't"es 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. ., e e ~ ~, (b) The county clerk' shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. .(e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Pas~ed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on r ~ tJ v i\.~ -.., B) J <1' c9() (date) . I ATTEST: 7/1" ./8:Yo ...-, /........ .-"" ......... 1/ ..,... l> ... '"' -"':>l. ---- .. ~,........-- / , " ~~ng~~~~arY I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the resolution past by the City Council of the City of Southside Place on January 8, 1980 City Secretary ~ ~,~ ....> ........--:';.'1-"~--;:"'!"~ >' - . ~ ..,: -, -:.,; ~ ./ ~\. ,-" I e e I, JEAN RAFFETTO I City secretary of the City of El Lago, do hereby ceLtify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct cvpy of Res'olution Number 80-2 as passed and adopted by t~a 2_~y Cc of the Ci~~ of El Lago on the 7th day of January ._._' 19 80 I as the .::>a~:le appears in the minutes of the Ci i:~'" Cu"",ncil of that date ana ::,..M -,:m file I and that I hav~ ~~e legal custojy of such Ordinance ~La records and am the law~ul ?ossessor and custodian of the same. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND A~~ SEAL OF OFFICE this 9th day of January I 19 80 "!-';.. ~ ~ . :: -.... .: ~"r ~ ~.: ~ . ., ~:.... ~; ---~~~ ~~ 2:.ty Secretary "-;> ~;~< ~ .::.. - - #...." .... ",. # . ~ ";" ,..: ... - ;.'! .-,-~-,-/ .~:~~~/: e e 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. 80-2 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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- tr ic t . IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): V= ~ x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 - e e -" WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03 (i) the CITY COUNCIL (Governing body) of the CITY OF EL LAGO, TEXAS (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Vo"tes 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. .. .. e e .~ f. . (b) The county clerk" shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. .(e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on JANUARY 7. 1980 (date) . ATTEST: c;/--- ~ . .':7 .~ . PresJ.dJ.ng 0 J.cer E. F. Lenolr, Mayor ~~~~1\o Co-signing 0 icer Jean Raffetto, City Secretary ,~ A' .~. . ""'~. ~ . e e CITY Of SdOREACRES TH~~ s'rA'j E OF 'l'EXA8 ~ ~ COUN';Y OF Cl.A~"RlS ~ KNdw Al.L MEN BY THESE IRESENTS ~ . RESOLUTION CO~CEnNING THE Af~nT.NTMEN'1' ,}~' THE BOARD O~' DIRECTORS OF THE APprv'.IS.~.I. .' D1ST'~ICt OF HARRIS COUNTY. 'rEXAS , ., RESO!..C'frON 1\0, 231 ___r BY ~ASSAGE, OF THIS RESOLUTION. this governing body E.Ll.P'C'.: ,';:1y adopts, validates a~d ratifies all previous actions taken ~y t~1.i.8 body cc~ncer:ning the" formliation of and the electi(~n of tl1s m::?Il1CC;~(f~ of the Board of Dii-ectors oi: the Harris COUtlty Tax A'P?:,,:a.!.o:.;F'.t Dis.. trict. , ~. IN THE EVENT that any court should declare void' the. ;':~l~vious ac"Cicl".s te.ken by this governing body ion the passage of or pu't':marl.t to :.. ts ?reViOUB RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINThtENT JF' OJ,tEE BOARD OF DlRECTOR~ OF THE '1 APPR.t.\.ISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY r TEXAS. this governing body expressly resolves as follows: WH~REAS, the Legis1a:ture of the State of Texas pa.ssed e.nd the Governor si.gned. in-to law: Senate Bill 621 (the Propel:ty Ta}~ Code) which relates to ad valorem taxation; and . \\7JIEREAS,~ sa.id. Propel:"ty Tax Code provides for the crea tiC'n oi a central c,:;ppraisal' district within each County of the State. al'td said Code further provides that sa:..d centt"2l appraisal distt'ict be governed by a five (5) member board which shall be elected by the qualified voting ta~d~g units ,within the County by the following formula as set fort~ in Section 6.'03(d): .V!C t.x 1000 x 5 V = The 'nuniber ~~of votes to which a taxing uni t is enti.tled. u = The dolla~ "amourit of property taxes imposed by a taxing unit during the pr~ceding tax year. T = The sum o.f;the total dollar amount of property taxes i'1I1- pO$ed in the appraisal district for that year by each taJ(.ing unit that is entitled to vote.. . .W"rlEREAS;. _Secti.:on 6.,03(i) ;of.tthe-.Property Tax Code provides':the.t a majority of. .thr~~-forths (3/4) of the qualified voti.ng units w"it.hin the County may chs.ng'e the number of members of the board o-r may change the 'method o~ selecting members of the board; and -to '. " !~" i ." ~- ~~ ," 'i ~~ ~~ I'.' 4.1 " ,- .., , . . .._~ WfUm,EAS,. .Har~.is:. County is a large urban county containine in eJi;t.ess .:>f fifty (50)' taxi'ng units, ni11ety.,.five (95) percent of l~hic"h IJre small iti comparison t:o taxes levied by a few large ~o.mits; an-1 . ' - '.. ~( WHEREAS. the board s.ize and mathod of sele.cting said boa;::-d P:CO-. "ides i:" Sections 6.03 (a) and (d) would not provi.de a fair and equitFtble boa:rd under the: particular circumstances in Ha:rr5.s County; and !". .' ... . .. I.. : 'J ,:1. , . . .t -. " "-" .. ~ e e ..~ t..~ERE..4.S, an e~{panded number jf board mt>mbers sele:c':ed under a different method would under the parti.cular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable :ceprE~s~ntation of all of the taxi'ng units in Harris county. " ;, :i; , THEREFORE BE rr RESOLVED; That under the authori.ty granted ny Section 6 03 ( .) th (G .' d) of"" . 1. e overnJ.ne bO Y 0.. ..11~ ('faxing ani t) he.reby ~l acts. 1.:0 proceed with the 0e~ection of the board of director.s for the Harris County Appraisal Di$c~ict as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall com?ris~ the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal DistTict sha~l be nine (9) . ' ;> ~ " '" II. The m~thod of selecting the members of the beard of di- rectors shall be as follows: >! (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determinins the voting entitlement of citi.es and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop~ ulation figures. The authority fOT determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures, as p~blished by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: I :': :~.: ~. ~ ~ ':.1 1): ..- ,- ~',i ",I, (' R; -;Ii :~ ~~ 'F ....., ~.~ .- ~ _n "}~ ,. -; 'n:; ,\\ I;':' ~.~ I'~~ " ~~ !~ !~ : ~t . .*The,Count;y alld cities or school districts having populations or average daily:attendances in excess of 225,000 shall accrue one ~dditional vote for eacn 50,000 above 225,000. : . ,. , I I ~, 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 entitle- ment in that district. ; Il~ ::' , , .' .1" I ~.~t ." I.,," ,.' I " i.~ .?t'. I, 0':" 'j . ":1: . ; .. '.I~ . ..: ~'.~I.;t!;.. ~ .,.: . ;I:;.::.~~.. :." ~. .~::~.. -'~.( '=;;~~ ~~:~:'~ .:. ~..~I:! ..'; :', i~ ~ r . " . "., .. I .l~ .~~.~~ :'j~~';~' . '.r-~:.:':t-,.t: " ~'~'.<I' t.~. :.. I.... . - I. '''.~~''''i' ':"... .,. ":~~I :~;~<..;.: ,,~ri ";ii':t. . e <0:' Th~ county clerk shall caLculate. ,the number of. \,~'.:€'s to whtch each taxing ul1it is entitled and sh2.11 dclivc-r ....d.t.ten ~.otic,~ to the presidi.ng officer of the govenling bOd.y of ea.:h ctjj t of i i.:s votir:.g ent~_t}.ement before 'February 1. 1980. (c) Eac . '~~dng unit that is entitled tc \l'otel:T1ay n.:rmi- i1att,'": by ?:'~st.)Jl:' :: lr.iopted .by its governing body one can.didate for each p~IS~'. t..: :~i~" ,'. filled on the board of director.s. The pr2f id- ing of'(.i~.::.o:' ;." '.' . .~ ,',v:~~.ning body of the unit sh,':J.ll sub-.r/it: t'\e: names of ~:>":J; ':. -' ,:0." :~~"lees to the county cle-.r.:k 'before ~'~l:rr~H3.ry 15th. ~~ei'i;'L:, i. ..., '.:>th, the county clerk shall '~rr-ep~:rc a ballot. li,,-...J ..:g t.l.i~-'.! ~." ~....idl:o.tes al'phabetically s.~.c.;):..iil~g to the first letter in each Cd.l1didate' s surname, and ~hall del i.",er a copy of the ballot to the presiding offic~r. of th:l? governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote- (d) The. governing body of each taxing unit ~nt~_1:'led to vote shall determine ~ts vote by resolution and submi: i.t to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall co'unt the votes, declare the nine candidates 'who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before Apr.il 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the distr.ict anu to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than ~hose herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on January 14, 1980 (date) . " ATTEST: .~}f~ ;iI "' "j. I, ;'l ROWE H~$, MAVOR 2res~ding cer .. ,I! ,,~ ... . ~I ~ .. )1 .il Co-signing Officer ~ 1 f~ t!':r J', ~~, to;! ],:, , I certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution 231 passed on the 14 day of January, 1980. ..... . !! ;; ~ '} ~..,~ ". , " ,~' . .,. .;....'" Ju - ", r . . .' ;. ~ ,,,.1. ..... <It ;.:f:') .........);,-- ," ; ) ... : :, '. ..,,' , ; i,;.: I I) . ,', '..J ". f.' . .,-,.. ~ ...... -,. ,:.. ". ": .", ~,!O"l" '.... .' , . .' ~.... .... .;-; -::-~'?1."1~ ...~ ."~~. . . ".~I ";t',' .: ";;"<~"""" t . ~.,' "l~' .' ' :;":: .' , e ";~M~~!\. ~f:i'" 'j.;ij , ;;;j\:r:i;::: : .'. "'1, ~'" :. i~:~~~1 I':.....~:(. ::: . : :. ".; :" "'b~o/ BAYTOWN POST OFFICE BOX 424 . TELEPHONE 422.8281 . AREA CODE 713 . BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 January 14, 1980 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. J. J. Meza, Mayor P. O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 Dear Mayor Meza: As requested, you will find enclosed a certified copy of Resolution No. 717, concerning the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Appraisal District of Harris County, Texas. Thank you for calling this matter to our attention. Sincerely, ~/~ Eileen P. Hall City Clerk EPH:sI Enclosure . - C E R T I F I CAT ION I, EILEEN P. HALL, the duly appointed and acting City Clerk of the City of Bay town, Harris County, Texas, do hereby certify and attest that as part of my 'duties, I do supervise and act as lawful custodian of the records of the City of Bay town; and that the attached document is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 717 " RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS " adopted by the City Council at its meeting held on the 10th day of Januarv , 19 80 WITNESS MY HAND and SEAL of the City this r7 /4 day of 19 ?tJ . ~ P HALL, City , . ,. (8!",F; A L) .1..& ... e - THE STATE OF TEXAS ~ ~ COUNTY OF HARRIS ~ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: RESOLUTION CONCEm~ING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF'THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 717 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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- tr ic t . IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): u V= T x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 '( . '.. so e . WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris'County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. . THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03 (i) the Ci ty Cmm~i 1 . (Governing body) of the C~ty 06 Baytowf Tp.xa~ (Taxing unit) hereby elects to procee wit the se ection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting. the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on. the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Votes 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000' 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. ''it .,... ~ e - (b) The county clerk' shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ' ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding'officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and. submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each ~axing unit in the district and to the candidates. ATTEST: "ed(6VMS es~ ~ng icer ".\'0 . .: .... j) '2:SJ; .,.~~ ~ 'Co-sfgning;O icer , I. / ,\. . ~ . ", . \ "'0 , , ~ 'r .. ~. ." " ; e , MAYOR aUEIN MORRIS ,- . .d OF <\''' . CJ.... # foi JACI 4>~ o ~ ~ .t. CITY ADMINISTRATOR JOANN GRIGGS City of Jacinto 10301 MARKET STREET ROAD P. O. BOX 24367 JACINTO CITY. TEXAS 77029 January 11, 1980 City PHONE 674-8424 COUNCILMEN MILTON LUSK MIKE BLASINGAME ALLAN R. JAMAIL JAMES N. MARTIN RAYMONDW. SKRABANEK '+^ " "0 .. ~JaORA1'f,-o CHIEF OF POLICE GEORGE R. CUMMINGS CITY ATTORNEY JIM DEFOYD I, the City Secretary of the City of Jacinto City, Texas, do hereby certify that the above is a full, true and correct copy of the original record now in my lawful custody and possession as the same is recorded in the Official Public Records of the City of Jacinto City in my office at the city hall located at 10301 Market Street Road, Jacinto City, Texas, 77029/ Certified on this the 11th day of January,_ 1980. . ~bA~h--' j~ .4:: -;;~ggs City Secretary 'A.... I.... 'r . e e 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. 11...;l. 4 '. BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): v= ~ x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 ., ~:." e .e WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the City Council (Governing body) of the City of Jacinto (;~ty, Texas, (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Vo't'es 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 9 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average dai~y attendan~es in excess_of 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 entitle- ment in that district. J e e ~ .r t~.""'-"'~" \ (b) The county clerk' shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed-2I majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on ~AArIlt~fl1 J OJ J 9 80 (date). ATTEST: ~~.~~.~ PresJ.d~ng OffJ.cer Mayor Quein Morris "'.. .... e e .".. .- THE STATE OF TEXAS ~ ~ COUNTY OF HARRIS S 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. 0042 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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- tr ic t . IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing.body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): V= t x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 ;4 · e e WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance fi8ures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts V o"te s 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 4 6 8 10 12 ll. 16 9 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. ~ ~ e e . . (b) The county clerk. shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed body on official meeting of the governing (date). Co-signing Officer e e f THE STATE OF TEXAS S S COUNTY OF HARRIS S 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. 1-1-1980 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 ~E EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 taxationj and WHEREAS, said Property Tax Code provides for the creation of a central appraisal district within each County of the Statej and said Code further provides that said central appraisal district be governed by a five (5) member board which shall be elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03{d): u V= if x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 e e i ) .. WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the CITY COUNCIL (Governing body) of the CITY OF SPRING VALLEY. TEXAS (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Vo.t'es 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 '18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in.that district. . , t e e (b) The county clerk' shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot. listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname. and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on ~. 4;; /01 19 So (date). ATTEST: "'C'O=.s.i&nin.g.-Qffi.c.er-.---- --------.---~-..._._...---...-. ATTEST~ L~~~.. Ctty Sec~eta~YI E. A n Huff ~ -:-- ....~ ...... \~<~. ',~. .~J... - ..~ ~ t.._~ "._V . e e T't-:E STA'i'E OF ,:,~x..A..S ~ S 9 K~OW A~~ MEN BY Tn~SE PRZSEX7S: COLJXTY OF aA..RRIS R~SOLUT:O~ CO~CZ~~I~G 7ZE A?PO:N~~~K? OF THE BOARD OF DI~CTORS OF TEE APPRA:SAL DISTRICT OF :{A~~IS CCUNTY, T~XAS RESOLLJ'l'ION ~O. BY PASSAG2 OF THIS R26aLJTIO~, this gove~n~ng oo~y ex?ress:y adopts, v~lida~es and rati=ies all previous actio~s take~ oy th~s body cor-cerning the formatio~ of and the elec~ion of tne me~~ers O-F ,-"- "" 'tloard 0,0:: "'"'UJ.' --ec'-ors o.t:: ....."'e R""r--; s {'o'~""''''y T"'x ^p---' o' s' -; j"';s - ..........\Wi U '.... J. L.. .l.. l..1... .l Q. J.._ "'" u..L".... Q..:'1." ,tJ....c.."""'" c::.~ u. - otrict. LN T22 EVE~T that any court saould Gccla=e th~~ tae previous actions taken by this governing bo~y in t~e pass&ge of 0= pu.rsu~r.~ to i~s previo~s ~ESOLUTION CO~CERNING THE A~POINTI13NT OF TZ3 30ARD OF J:REC~ORS OF TEE p~PRAISAL DIS:RICT OF a~RRIS COUN?Y. TEXAS, this governir..g body expressly resolves as follows: WnEREAS. tta Legislature of the State of Texas p&s~~d a~~ the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 621 (the Property Tax Code) which relates to ad valore~ taxa~ion; ar.d W1-IEREAS. said Proper:i:y Tax Code provides for the crGa.::i.on of a central appraisal district within eac~ County of the S~ate; and said Code further provides that said central apprais~l cistrict be governed by a five (5) member board which shall be elected by the qualifie~ voting taxing uni~s within the Cou~ty by the fo:~owing formula as set forth in Sec~ion 6.03(d): u V= T x 1000 x 5 v = The number of votes to which a taxing unit is entitled. u = The dollar amount of property taxes imposed by a t&xi.r..g uuit during the preceding tax year. T = The smu or the total dollar amount of property taxes im- posed in the appraisal district for that year by each taxing ~nit that is entitled to vote. WHEREAS, Section 6.03(i) of tte Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WclEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing i~ excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of wh~ch are small in comparison to taxes levied by a few large ~nits; and ~iEREAS, the board size and method of seiecting sai~ board pro- v~ass in Sections 6.03(a) a~d (d) \1oulc no~ provide a fair ~~d equitable board under the particular circumstances in liarris COu.~~y; anCL ~ ... e e ~~ZREAS, an expanded numbe= of boa~d me~bers selected ~~der a different method would under the particul&= circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable raprese~tation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. 7~Z~7vRE ~Z IT RESOLVZD; That unde~ the a~~hor~ty gra~~ed by Sec~~o~ 6.03(i) the (Governing ~ocy) of the (~ax~ng.unit) hereby e~ec~s to proceed with ~he selection of the boarc of di~ecto~s for ~he Harris County Appraisal District as set forth be:ow: I. The nUilloer of directors w~ich Bb~:l compri5e t~e 3oc=d of Directo~s of the Harris County A?praisal Dist=ict shal: be ~~ne (9) . II. The met~od of se:ectir.g the llieill0ers of the bo~r~ o~ ci- rectors shall be as fo~lows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is e~~itlet to vote for directors is aetermined by relative populatio~. ~ne au~hority for determiuing the voting e~tit:e~ent of cit~e~ &~d ~~a coun~y shall be the most current United States Bure&u o~ Census PO?- u:atio~ figures. The authority for deter~ir.~~g the VO~~~6 ~ntit:e- ~en~ of school aistricts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily AtteLdance figures as ?uQlisheG by'the Texas Zc~catio~ AJency in the Directory of Public Schools. Vo~es shall be ap?ortioued to each taxing unit e4~itled ~o vote based on the following scale: ~'-"'I.':-r:: TT~': t ":>0'0"" .........;0- ..!..c....~.L....I.~ \.JJ......_ .a.. . __J..c:..t....L. ..... or Aver~ge Daily Atte~danc~ City, CO\lnt:y Votes 3~:..:.ol :Uist~:.ct::.. Vo"tes 1-5,OOQ 5,001-15,000 2 ... 2 4 1.5,001-30,000 3 6 30,001-50,000 4 8 50,vvl-75,vCQ 5 lO 75,OQ1-I05,OOO 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 6 12 lL~ 7 8 16 180,001-225,000* 9 IS *TncCounty ana cities or school dist:~ic~s r.avir.g po?~l&~~o~s O~ ave~age daily attendances in excess of 225,000 shali accr~e O~~ ad~i~ioual vote for each 50,000 above 225,000. A taxing unit participatir.b ~n ~wo 0= ~o~e distric~s ~s a~tit~e~ ~o vo~e in each ciistrict ~n which it p~rticipates, but on:y t~e population ~n a cistrict is used to calculate the votiilg e~title- ~e~~ in that district. .. . " -;~ ~ . . . e e (b) T~e cour.ty cle~k. shall caicclate ~he n~ber or vo~es 1....... . . 4. . .,.. "or"l. l' . to w!.~cn each tax~ng u~~t ~s ent~tLec ar.a s~aL ce lver W=1t~en notice to the p~es~ding officer of the governi~g body of each unit of its voti~6 e~~it1eillent before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing un~t th&t is ~nt~~~eQ to vote ~&y ~omi- ~ate ~y reso~~tion ~Qopted by its gove~ni~g bo~y one c&nd~ci&te fo~ eac~ position co be filled on the ooare o~ directors. The ?resici- i~g officer of the gover~i:1g ~ody of the unit s~a:l subm~t the naill2S of t~e ~~~ts' ~oillir.ees ~o ~he coun~y clerk before ~ebr~ery 15th. Before ?~bru~ry 29t~, the county clerk shall prepare a ba1:ot, listing the cand~dates a1phabetic~~ly according tv the f~rs~ letter ~~ each c&nd~date's su~r.~~e, ana sh~il ~e:~v~r a copy O.+: ,'-'.,,,, b-.,'o.... to t';..e p~es;d...!....g o.r::''=':c~-- 0'':: t'"...,,,, ""ov"'.--r..!'~'" '~oc.'y I .L. ....1.C do...... ~ J......L...&.. .L....L .I...J.._ 1lo;J... ..... a..I.\;; 6 "-".... ............0 L.I ,.. . t' ..... t- t. ..r...' ~""- "- OI ~ac~ &X1ng un~~ na ~s e~~~~~eG ~o VOLe. Cd) ..,..,}~ gov"'~''';ng "body 0";: each "--Xi'],,,, u.,...-;.... :.......~;.._- "'c' ,-,'. .lr"...~ \::j,................. ..I.. L...G.. _I. b ..._L.. \:;.....w_\.o......\i;;;. _v vote s~a~l c~~~rm~ne its vote by resv:u~~0~ ~TId s~b~~~ i~ to ~~e cour.ty c~er~ before March 15th. :he county clerk sh~:: co~~t the vo~es, dec:are cae ni~e ca~did~tes who receive t~e :&rgest cuw~:&- tive vote to~als elected &~d sub~it the result~ befo=e A~~il 1~~ ~o t~e governi~g body of eacn taxing ~nit in the dis~ric~ ~ll~ to tne ca:-.d.iciates. ,(e) T~e e1ect~on sha:: oe ~elc in acco~~&ncz wit~ Sectio~ 6.03 in a:l rega=ds other than those herein changed purs~~~t to Section 6.03(i). body Passed^~y illajority vote at an official ~eetir.g , I ~' - "/ J"?'} ,. -- ) on . r:i ..1"...,........:-..!.:.~.-t..../. ..; / .. '-.,' ."4 l... ,aa ,-e . (/~ - . I' of thl3 gover.."ling ATTEST: // /r-~>.-.~ ?~esi~~ngOfficer .2 l/~ 0--1J"."y" ., '0') ,"'-~/ r. ./ ( ~ - r/ .' f ' & .""'r ~.... . /J .'. (/ -- .t/ ,-'"": - th' ...." f:;;' ~. ~ '1 ' 1..1.:~ .....t...~.~ I',. IA,A--luvr/ eo-s.igri~g Off,lcer ,~ ..., " is to 'certify that this Resolution (3 pages) is a true and correct copy dby City of Galena Park City Commission, January 8, 1980. -f ~;e:. . ~ e e City of Morgan's Point ',(loolE.~t ~pot on thE. 13ay~hou" PHONE 471-2171 P. O. Box 839 LA PORTE. TEXAS 77571 JOHN H. McCULLEY MAYOR J. E. WAKEFIELD Se.CRETARY STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Morgan's Point, Texas, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution concerning the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Appraisal District of Harris County, Texas, is a true and correct copy passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Morgan's Point, Texas, on the 9th d~ of January 1980, and sarne appears in the official minutes of said City Council. ,WITNESS lIT HAND and SEAL OF OFFICE, thiS; It/v! day or/<<<<7 1980. "' ose 'ne Wakefield, ty Secretary for the City of Morgan's Point, Tx. "'-,",, .... .A '$~. dr Y" t.r~ r f; ,-....-.. ..,.-~ - -::::::-=:.:-~ .., ..r -;- ...,. - "!...... ~ i.:' e e 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. 0103 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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- tr ic t . IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, said Property Tax Code provides for the creation of a central appraisai 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 elected. by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): V= i x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 "' "'lI e e :( i WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the City Council (Governing body) of the CitJ[ of MorgBll1!'l Point. (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9) . II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Vo"t"es 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in -excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. ,. ~ e e .-, ,,' - (b) The county clerk" shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing body on ... J 4--, q, 14~tO (date) . ATTEST: ~lii 'lJ7 t: ~ Pres. ing 0 iCer???(J' , ... . '.'-.n~r"'- I' . ,.. ",. e e ~~:. , THE STATE OF TEXAS I I COUNTY OF HARRIS I RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF "HARRIS COUNTY," TEXAS ".. .- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: RESOLUTION NO. Iff) -' / BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and ratifies all previous 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 District. IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03 (d): V= f x 1000 x 5 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 imposed in the appraisal district for that year by each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. WHEREAS, Section 6.03(i) of the Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large unban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small in comparison to taxes levied by a few large.units; and WHEREAS, th~boardsize and method of selecting said board provides in Sections 6.03(a) and (d) would not provide a fair and equitable board under the particular circumstances in Harris County; and WHEREAS, an~xpanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. .-:~"'T!Ii"""'- ~ e e ""' THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6,03(;) the Board of Aldermen (Governing body) of the City of Lomax, Texas (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9), II. The method of selecting the members of the board of directors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by relative population, The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census population figures. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Eduacation Agency in the Directory of Public Schools, Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population City, County School Districts or Average Daily Attendance Votes Vote~ . ..... 1-5,000 1 2 5,000-15,000 2 4 15,000-30,000 3 6 30,000-50,000 4 8 50,000-75,000 5 10 75,000-105,000 6 12 105,000-140,000 7 14 140,000-180,000 8 16 180,000-225,000* 9 18 *The County and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 225~OOO 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. (b) The county clerk shall c;:alculate the number of votes to which each taxin9 unit is entitled and shall 'deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitle- ment before February], 1980, (c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nominate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presiding officer of the govern- inq body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 2gth, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. ;...,,~ ~ . . ....- (~) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to yqte sh~ll determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county.clerk shall count the votes, "declqre the nine candi- d~tes who receive the largest cumulative vo.te totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxin9 unit in the district and to the condidates, . . (e) The electiQ.n' shall be held in accordance with. Section 6,03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6~03(i), Passed by Majority vote at qn official meeting of the governing body on January 9, 1980. ATTEST: ~n(lltM4~~ , ayor Norman L, 10 e . City of Lomax, Texas j. i' .. --" .t':" ~ . ". ~.~'. ',/ ") ". ~ 'J ".... ~. I, Betty T. Waters, City Secretary for the City of Lomax, Texas do hereby certify the above to be an original and exact copy of the Resolution passed on January 9th by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Lomax, Texas, in an official meeting of that Board. 4 " '" I I . ',- )"~ --j.n hIE.;. c.ity Secr~ ry . " ...:' ,;.::.~ ~.(~ '/ -- ". ~ - <" ~' '\ i e . \ \ '-t \g 0 fh ~MORANDUM January 3, 1980 TO: All H.C.M.C.A. Member and Nonmember Cities FROM: J. J. Meza, President SUBJECT: City of Houston vs Rodeheaver (Property Tax Appraisal District Litigation) Enclosed are a memorandum and sample resolution prepared by Ray & Wood, Attorneys at Law, that are representing our interests in the above litigation. Mr. Wood's memo is each of you to full sible date. strongly encourage rliest pos- of your resolution, please send me one P.O. Box 1115, La Porte, Texas 77571. Thank you for your past and continued support. ".- J. J. Meza, President Harris County Mayors' and Councilmen's Association JJM/cb Enc. ......... ~" .". .. e e DONALD W. RAY RANDALL BUCK WOOD B. THOMAS HENDERSON RAY &: WOOD ATTORN~S AT LAW 1212 SOUTHWEST TOWER AUSTIN. TEXAS 78701 AREA CODE 512 477-3593 December 21, 1979 MEMORANDUM TO: All affected independent school districts and municipal~t~es which are clients of Ray & Wood. FROM: Ray & Wood, Attorneys at ~ RE: City of Houston v. Rodeheaver (Property Tax Appraisal District litigation) We want to bring you up to date' on this lawsuit and ask your assistance in defeating the efforts of the City of Houston to reconstitute the existing board. The City of Houston first filed this suit on November 13, 1979 seeking to enjoin the County Clerk from certifying the results of the election. Our firm was retained to represent the position of defendants. On Friday, November 16, 1979 a hearing was held on a Temporary Injunction. We 'appeared and asked the court to abate the suit since the City had not joined as parties all of the taxing entities necessary to this suit. The Judge granted our motion and abated the suit. . . In response to that ruling, the 'City of Houston replead their suit and refiled on November 28, 1979. A hearing was set for Thursday, December 20, 1979 and at that hearing the City was denied its request for a Temporary Injunction. However, we expect the trial to be set in early January, 1980 and the defendants need to take some action in the meantime. q!l.e .,9t_ the _11l~.J..~..!.~I?,.J?y. the....Cm--9Laew-a-t.QD.-i&'-.otHat..; the resolutions .Jfi~t: w,ere passed by the taxing entities, a.!,e"YQip because they. we+"e lia.ssed'-b'-~fore--'S-eptembei' 1, 1'979, ,the date on which the ~_o..Q.~r~.Y....:r{qc:,;.Cq~~ took effect. 7 We do' not thinK that 'thiscon- tenx10n is correct under' the law. However, we can protect ourselves ~' . i . e Page 2 December 21, 1979 in the unforeseen event that a court might take this claim seri- ously by repassing the resolutions and ratifying all previous actions taken. We are enclosing draft resolutions which would retain the nine member board and the voting strength provisions as set out in the original resolutions. We have deleted t~~rovision ~hanging the S-'l!-.2E~_!~':i!.~m=n-~~~? .th_~~ew--r.es . _t~i.ons.-"s,in.c.e-~t ~<9:g!"~e9:,_Jg~J;_theuca.tatut_iL,-,g!!l~~9~t,,~tr9;W--T.SUCh.-a. change.. We are ~ffg~~fi~~gb~~~~;~f~~~~~h<?r9E].=-e_-~9_=l1~~ _~fil~-~ed. _.~~; =~~~ ~new L ~.:~-:=-,,:~~~.'=-r.--:-:::-::r-:..e:--.-:-,..---:-:-::-:-_-:-=._ Remember this new resolution is being passed to become effec- tive ~~lY in the event that the original resolutions are ruled inval~. If the Court upholds the original resolutions as being valid, these new resolutions do not go into effect except for the provision ratifying action taken under the original resolutions. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOUR JURISDICTION ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME AS THE' TRIAL OF THTS CASE WILL BE HELD SOMETIME IN JANUARY, 19"80. If you have any questions, please call Buck Wood immediately ate 512/477-3593. I"'. . . " 1 e. . l f THE STATE OF TEXAS ~ COUNTY OF HARRIS 0 CITY OF LA PORTE a I, Margie Goyen , City Clerk of the City of La Porte, Texas, do hereby certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 80-1 passed approved and adopted by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, at a Reqular meeting thereof duly called and held on the 9th day of 19 80 as , - January same appears of record in the minutes of 's~id meeting, , . at which meeting a quorum of the City Commission was present and all present voted for the approval,.pass~ge and adoption of said Resolution. TO CERTIFY WHICH WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL of the City of La Porte, this the 23rd day of January 19-!Q... ~~"i..""'';'''''' S>r~ ~ ' ~-':' ~ ~. ~ '" --~~.:,.".- ".: <; g---....._~ ~ -.i" .- __ ~ ~ - -/-~CS-EAL) : t. _:;-~. ~ .'" - ~ .-' ~~./~) City Clerk City of La Porte, Texas ~"."' .:~ .... .;. ,:" r /. r ...~",,~~... . , . e 0 r ~ ~ e 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. 80-1 BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly adopts, validates and rati~ies all previous 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 by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, this governing body expressly resolves as follows: t~EREAS, 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 WHEREAS, 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 elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following formula as set forth in Section 6.03(d): u V= T x 1000 x 5 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 Property Tax Code provides that a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may change the number of members of the board or may change the method of selecting members of the board; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban county containing in excess of fifty (50) taxing units, ninety-five (95) percent of which are small 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 ~. e e ~ .' WHEREAS, an expanded number of board members selected under a different method would under the particular circumstances relevant to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation of all of the taxing units in Harris County. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section 6.03(i) the City Commission (Governing body) of the La Porte, Texas (Taxing unit) hereby elects to proceed with the selection of the board of directors for the Harris County Appraisal District as set forth below: I. The number of directors which shall comprise.the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine (9). II. The method of selecting the members of the board of di- rectors shall be as follows: (a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled to vQte for directors is determined by relative population. The authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop- ulation figures. The authority for determining the voting entitle- ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency in the Directory of Public Schools. Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled to vote based on the following scale: Taxing Unit Population or Average Daily Attendance City, County Votes School Districts Votes 1-5,000 5,001-15,000 15,001-30,000 30,001-50,000 50,001-75,000 75,001-105,000 105,001-140,000 140,001-180,000 180,001-225,000* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 *TheCounty and cities or school districts having populations or average daily attendances in excess of 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 entitle- ment in that district. ,. ,.-;' ,-"" e e '.. (b) The county clerk'shall calculate the number of votes to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit of its voting entitlement before February 1, 1980. (c) Each taxing unit that is, entitled to vote may nomi- nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be filled on the board of directors. The presid- ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the names of the units' nominees to the county clerk before February 15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the first letter in each candidate's surname, and shall deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. (d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula- tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates. (e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section 6.03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to Section 6.03(i). Passed by majority vote body 'on I. ::t'anuary 9, 1980 . ...~,,>> ""'1", ..' '.' . /. , .. < \ ~ '. I \ I ' I '\ , : ATTEST,t' I I .' J' I,., " " ' " / I I , I . 1\, " 1"'11" . . .;:..:...:--...... -..,-.-. at an official meeting of the governing (date) . . " . , \' ~ , . . Presiding 0 ~/4_1 Co-signing 0 cer