Ordinance No. 15,649ORDINANCE NO.15,649
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT TO THE HARRIS
COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR THE 2024 TAX
YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($351,767);MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,each taxing unit participating in the Harris County Appraisal District (the "District")
is assessed for a portion of the operations budget of the District in accordance with Section 6.06 of the
Texas Tax Code;and
WHEREAS,each taxing unit is obligated to pay its allocation in four equal payments with the first
such payment being due before December 31,2023; and
WHEREAS,the City of Baytown has been billed for its first quarterly payment in the amount of
EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($87,942.00);and
WHEREAS,the City Council desires to authorize funding for all quarterly payments for tax year
2024 in a total amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
SIXTY-SEVEN AND NO/lOO DOLLARS ($351,767);NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes the total payment of
an annual assessment to Harris County Appraisal District for appraisal services for the 2024 tax year in an
amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-
SEVEN AND NO/lOO DOLLARS ($351,767).
Section 2:This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affii
Baytown this the 14"'day of December,2023.
ATTEST:
ANGELA JACKSON,City Clerk
uie vote of the City uncil of the City of
NDON CAPETILLO
SCOTT LEMOfJD,City Attorney
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