Ordinance No. 1,605ORDINANCE NO.1605
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTING A BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO SERVE FOR THE
YEAR 1974,FIXING THE TIME OF THE FIRST MEETING OF SAID BOARD,AND
AUTHORIZING SAID BOARD TO EXERCISE THE POWER AND FULFILL THE DUTIES
CONFERRED UPON IT BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
WHEREAS,in Article VII,Section 83 of the Charter of the City of Baytown,
it is provided that the City Council shall each year,prior to the first day of
June,appoint three (3)residents of said City who shall be qualified voters and
real property owners,as the Board of Equalization;said Charter also providing
that the Council shall fix the time of the first meeting of said Board of Equali
zation;NOW THEREFORE,^
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the following named resident citizens of the City of Baytown,
each of whom is aqualified voter and a real property owner,are hereby appointed
as and shall constitute the Board of Equalization for the current year,to-wit:
1.Ted Kloesel
2.Truitt:Smith
3.L.L.Fuller
Said Board shall serve from and after the first dayof June,1974,and as long
thereafter as may be necessary to hear,review,and determine the value and as
sessment of all property,both real and personal,within the City of Baytown as
said appear on the Tax Roll forthe year 1974.
Section 2:It shall be the dutyof said Board to hear and determine the
complaint ofany person that assessments of property,as made and returned by
the City TaxAssessor-Collector,are in excess of the true value of said pro
perties and to review,examine,and if necessary,revise the assessments as
returned by the City Tax Assessor-Collector,to the end that all propery within
the City shall be assessed as fairly and as uniformly as possible.Said Board
of Equalization shall have the authority and shall exercise all the powers and
fulfill all of the duties granted and conferred upon it by the express provisions
of the Charter of the City of Baytown.
Section 3:The Board of Equalization shall hold its first meeting on the
3rd day of June,1974,at 2:00 o'clock p .m.and thereafter,shall
convene and adjourn fromtime to time as long as may be necessary in the premises.
INTRODUCED,READandPASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of
the City of Baytown onthis 23 dayofMay ,1974.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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