Ordinance No. 1,805ORDINANCE NO.1805
AN ORDINANCE APPOINTINGA BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO SERVE
FOR THE YEAR 1975,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,itis provided that the City Council shall each
year,prior to the first day of June,appoint three (3)residents
of saidCity who shall be qualified voters and real property
owners,as the Board of Equalization;said Charter also providing
that the Council shall fixthe time of thefirst meeting of said
Board of Equalization;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 a qualified voter and a real
property owner,are hereby appointed as andshall constitute the
Board of Equalization for the current year,to wit:
1.C.Frank Terry
2.Charles L.Umholtz
3.Eileen Caffey
Said Board shallserve from and after the first day of June,1975,
and as long thereafter as may be necessary to hear,review,and
determine the value and assessment of all property,both real
and personal,within the City of Baytown as said appear on the
Tax Roll for the year 1975.
Section 2:It shall be the duty of said Board tohear and
determine the complaint of any person that assessments of property,
as made and returned by the City Tax Assessor-Collector,are in
excess of the true value of said properties and to review,examine,
and if necessary,revise the assessments as returned by the City
Tax Assessor-Collector,to the end that all property 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 andfulfill all ofthe 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 2ndday of June,1975,at 5:00 o'clock _p_.m.
and thereafter,shall convene and adjourn from time to time as
long as may be necessary in the premises.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this22nd day of May,1975
TOM GENTRY,Mayor V
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL R^CHARiDSON,City Attorney
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