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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1979-06 . 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 DISTRI"CT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS , , , RESOLUTION NO. 79-6 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas passed and the Governor signed into Law Senate Bill 621 which relates to ad valorem taxation; and . WHEREAS, said Senate Bill Number 621 provides for the crea- tion of a central appraisal district within each County of the State; and said Bill furthermore 'provides that said central' appraisal district be governed/administered by a five (5) member board who shall be elected by the qualified voting taxing units within the, County by the following formula: u V = T x 1000 x 5 V = The number of votes to which a taxing unit is entitled u = The amount of property taxes imposed bya taxing unit during the previous tax year T = The total amount of property taxes imposed by all taxing units within the appraisal district which'are entitled to vote. WHEREAS, Section 6.03 (i) of Senate Bill, 621 provides that a majority of three-fourths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within the County may expand the number of members of the board and alter the previous formula used for election of board members; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a large urban area containing fifty (50) plus taxing units of which ninety-five (95) percent are small in relation to the tax levies of a few larger taxing units, thereby making the aforementioned size and formula for. election of board members inequitable to the smaller taxing units. e Therefore Be It Resolved: That under the authority of that section, the CITY COMMISSION (Governing body) of the CITY OF LA PORTE (taxing unit) hereby affirms its support of the following proposed modifications in the board of directors: 1. That Section (6.03 (a) and 6.03 (g) 'of the Act be amended to increase the number ,of directors from five to nine. Those sections, as they pertain to Harris County, shall now read as follows: Section 6.03 (a): "The appraisal district is governed by a board of nine directors. To be eligible to serve on the board of directors, an individual must be a resident of the district and must have resided in the district for at least two years." . Section 6.03 (g): "The governing body of each. taxing unit entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the county clerk before November 15. The county clerk shall count the votes, declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumulative vote totals elected, and submit the results before December 1 to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to the candidates." . A .. II. . III. . - e . That Section 6.04 (a) be amended to increase the number of directors necessary for a quorum ,from a majority to seven. That section, as it pertains to Harris County, shall now read as fOllpws: "Seven directors shall constitute a quorum of the appraisal district board of directors. At its first: meeting each calen~ar year, the ,board shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary." That Section 6.03 (d) be amended to provide ~he determination of voting entitl~ment by population rather, than property taxes imposeq. That section, as it pertains to Harris County, shall now read as follows: ' "The voting entitlement of a ta~ing unit. that is entitled to vote for directors is determined by population. The authority for determining the entitlement of cities and the county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census population figures. 'The autl:1ority for determining the entitlement of sChool districts shall be the most current Gross Average Daily Attendance figures as published in the Texas Education Agency Directory of Texas Public ,Schools. '1'he following scale shall apply: Taxirlg Unit City, County School Districts Population Votes Votes 1-5,000 1 2 5,001-15,000 2 4 15,001-30,000 3 6 30,001-50,000 4 8 50,001-75,000 5 ' 10 75,001-105,000 6 12 105,001-140,000 7 14 140,001-180,000 8 16 180,001-225,000* 9 18 *Cities, county and school districts having popu- lations over 225,000 shall accrue one additional vote for each 50,000 above 225,000. A taxing unit participating in two or more districts is entitled to vote in each district in which it participates, but only the population in a district is used to calculate the. voting entitlement in that district." Passed by majority vote at an official .meet~g of the., :g:QY8%'nip~ body on AUGUST 15, 1979 '(.date) ATTEST: preSi;~~-- ~ ~.~ ~~ CO-S:'L9~9 Off ce ' '.