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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 - Tarrant Appraisal District Board of DirectorsMEMO TO: FROM: MEETING DATE: SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION: ITEM t a HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BRUNO RUMBELOW, ACTING CITY MANAGER NOVEMBER 1, 2005 TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution casting 44 votes for John T. Eubanks for the Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2006. BACKGROUND: The term of service for each of the five directors of the Tarrant Appraisal District Board will expire on December 31, 2005. TAD has calculated that the City of Grapevine has 44 votes for nominating members to the Board of Directors. In accordance with the State Property Tax Code, each voting unit must vote in an open meeting and adopt a resolution voting for a nominee or nominees. Our ballot must be submitted by December 15, 2005. WAG/sit October 21, 2005 (11:15AM) 2500 Handley-Ederville Road • Fort Worth, Texas 76118-6909 • (817) 284-0024 October 19, 2005 Mr. Bruno Rumbelow City Manager City of Grapevine P.O. Box 95104 Grapevine, Texas 76099 Dear Mr. Rumbelow: ' 1 46"&- C4 John R. Marshall Executive Director Chief Aopnlhw The terms of service for the five (5) elected Directors of the Tarrant Appraisal District expire December 31, 2005. The deadline for nominations has passed. Enclosed is a list of nominees for these five (5) positions and an official ballot. The Property Tax Code requires that votes be in an open meeting by resolution. All votes may be cast for one candidate or distributed among any number of candidates listed on the official ballot. There is NO provision for write in candidates. Votes cast for someone other than the candidates listed on the ballot cannot be counted. The deadline for voting is December 15, 2005 You may mail the ballot/resolution or fax to (817) 595-6198. The five (5) candidates receiving the most votes are elected to a two (2) year term beginning January 1, 2006. All tax units will be notified of the results of the election before December 31, Sincerely, i ohn R. Marshall Executive Director Chief Appraiser JRM:mm Encl. We, the governing body of City of Grapevine having been advised by the Chief Appraiser of Tarrant Appraisal District that we are entitled to cast 44 votes collectively or separately for the following nominees for the Board of Tarrant Appraisal District: Jim Badalamenti John Clanton John T. Eubanks William Fey John Molyneaux Harold Patterson Joe Potthoff do hereby resolve and order that City of Grapevine cast and does hereby cast its votes as follows: Passed this ATTEST votes for votes for votes for votes for votes for day of Presiding Officer 2005 Secretary or Clerk, City of Grapevine IMPORTANT: This ballot should be returned by December 15, 2005 to John R. Marshall, Chief Appraiser, Tarrant Appraisal District, 2500 Handley-Ederville Rd., Fort Worth, Texas, 76118 Mr. Jim Badalamenti City of Keller Mr. John Clanton City of Euless City of N. Richland Hills Hurst -Euless -Bedford I.S.D. Tarrant County Mr. John Eubanks Grapevine-Colleyville I.S.D. Tarrant County Mr. William Fey City of Richland Hills Mr. John Molyneaux Tarrant County Fort Worth I.S.D. Mr. Harold Patterson Tarrant County Arlington I.S.D. Mr. Joe Potthoff Tarrant County City of Arlington i RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS CASTING VOTES FOR THE ELECTION OF A CANDIDATE TO SERVE ON THE TARRANT COUNTY TAX APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Property Tax Code of the State of Texas requires that central tax districts be established in each County of the State; and WHEREAS, the five member governing board of the district is selected by the participating government subdivisions located within the County; and WHEREAS, the terms of service for the five Directors of the Tarrant Appraisal District will expire December 31, 2005; and WHEREAS, nominations have been received from the voting tax entities for candidates to fill the five positions for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2006. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That the City of Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas does hereby cast all of its 44 votes for John T. Eubanks to serve on the governing board of the appraisal district of Tarrant County. Section 2. That it is hereby found and certified that John T. Eubanks is a resident of the tax appraisal district and has been a resident for at least two years. Section 3. That the City Secretary is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Tarrant County Appraisal District. Section 4. That this resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 1 st day of November, 2005. ATTEST: