Ordinance No. 16,347 (Item 8.l.)ORDINANCE NO. 16,347
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT TO THE HARRIS
CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR THE 2025
TAX YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($346,598.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, each taxing unit participating in the Harris Central 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, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has been billed for its first quarterly payment in the amount of
EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($85,923.00); and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize funding for all quarterly payments for tax year
2025 in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
NINETY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($346,598.00); 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 payment of an
annual assessment to Harris Central Appraisal District for appraisal services for the 2024 tax year in an
amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-
EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($346,598.00).
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve a decrease or
an increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less, provided that
the amount authorized in Section 1 may not be increased by more than twenty-five percent (25%).
Section 3: 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 affirmative vote o City ouncil of the City of
Baytown this the 11 " day of December, 2025. •
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SCOTT 4MOND, City Attorney
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