Ordinance No. 10,792ORDINANCE NO. 10,792
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT TO HARRIS
COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR THE 2008
TAX YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS (5125,000.00); 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 shall pay its allocation in four equal payments with the first such
payment being due before January 1, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the City's first quarterly payment is THIRTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS (530,978.00); 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 County Appraisal District for appraisal services for the 2008 tax year in an
amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
(5125,000.00).
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve a decrease
or an increase in costs of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS (525,000.00) 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 fronyrnd after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote^f the City Council of the City of
Baytown lh\sjt«rT3p day of December, 2007.
)NCARLOS, Mayor
APPROVERS t OTORM
-stONACIO RAMIREZ, SR., CCyAttorney
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