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THE STATE OF TEXAS §
§ KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS :
COUNTY OF HARRIS §
RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL
DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 717
BY PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION, this governing body expressly
adopts , validates and ratifies all previous actions taken by this
body concerning the formation of and the election of the members
of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Tax Appraisal Dis-
trict.
IN THE EVENT that any court should declare that the previous
actions taken by this governing body in the passage of or pursuant
to its previous RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ,
this governing body expressly resolves as follows :
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Texas passed and the
Governor signed into law Senate Bill 621 (the Property Tax Code)
which relates to ad valorem taxation; and
WHEREAS , said Property Tax Code provides for the creation of
a central appraisal district within each County of the State; and
said Code further provides that said central appraisal district be
governed by a five (5) member board which shall be elected by the
qualified voting taxing units within the County by the following
formula as set forth in Section 6 . 03(d) :
V= T x 1000 x 5
V = The number of votes to which a taxing unit is entitled.
u = The dollar amount of property taxes imposed by a taxing
unit during the preceding tax year.
T = The sum of the total dollar amount of property taxes im-
posed in the appraisal district for that year by each
taxing unit that is entitled to vote .
WHEREAS, Section 6 . 03(i) of the Property Tax Code provides that
a majority of three-forths (3/4) of the qualified voting units within
the County may change the number of members of the board or may
change the method of selecting members of the board; and
WHEREAS , Harris County is a large urban county containing in
excess of fifty (50) taxing units , ninety-five (95) percent of which
are small in comparison to taxes levied by a few large units ; and
WHEREAS, the board size and method of selecting said board pro-
vides in Sections 6. 03(a) and (d) would not provide a fair and
equitable board under the particular circumstances in Harris County;
and
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WHEREAS , an expanded number of board members selected under a
different method would under the particular circumstances relevant
to Harris County provide a broader and more equitable representation
of all of the taxing units in Harris County.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; That under the authority granted by Section
6 .03(i) the (Governing body) of the
City Colln0j ] Taxing unit) hereby elects to
procee wit t e se ection o t e oard of directors for the Harris
County Appraisal District as set forth below:
I . The number of directors which shall comprise the Board
of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District shall be nine
(9) .
II . The method of selecting the members of the board of di-
rectors shall be as follows :
(a) The voting entitlement of a taxing unit that is entitled
to vote for directors is determined by relative population. The
authority for determining the voting entitlement of cities and the
county shall be the most current United States Bureau of Census pop-
ulation figures . The authority for determining the voting entitle-
ment of school districts shall be the most current Gross Average
Daily Attendance figures as published by the Texas Education Agency
in the Directory of Public Schools .
Votes shall be apportioned to each taxing unit entitled
to vote based on the following scale:
City County School Districts
Taxing Unit_ Population Votes Votes
or Average Daily Attendance
1-5, 000
1 2
5 , 001-15 , 000 2 4
15,001-30,000 3 6
30, 001-50, 000
4 8
50,001-75 , 000 5 10
75,001-105,000
6 12
105 , 001-140 , 000 7 14
140 ,001-180 , 000 g 16
180 , 001-225 ,000* 9
18
*The County and cities or school districts having populations or
average daily attendances in excess of 225 , 000 shall accrue one
additional vote for each 50 , 000 above 225 , 000 .
A taxing unit participating in two or more districts is entitled
to vote in each district in which it participates , but only the
population in a district is used to calculate the voting entitle-
ment in that district.
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(b) The county clerk shall calculate the number of votes
to which each taxing unit is entitled and shall deliver written
notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each unit
of its voting entitlement before February 1 , 1980 .
(c) Each taxing unit that is entitled to vote may nomi-
nate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for
each position to be filled on the board of directors . The presid-
ing officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit the
names of the units ' nominees to the county clerk before February
15th. Before February 29th, the county clerk shall prepare a
ballot, listing the candidates alphabetically according to the
first letter in each candidate' s surname, and shall deliver a
copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body
of each taxing unit that is entitled to vote.
(d) The governing body of each taxing unit entitled to
vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the
county clerk before March 15th. The county clerk shall count the
votes , declare the nine candidates who receive the largest cumula-
tive vote totals elected and submit the results before April 1st
to the governing body of each taxing unit in the district and to
the candidates .
(e) The election shall be held in accordance with Section
6. 03 in all regards other than those herein changed pursuant to
Section 6 .03(i) .
Passed by majority vote at an official meeting of the governing
body on January 10 , 1980 (date) .
ATTEST:
esi ing icer
Co-signing icer