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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.
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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:
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John R. Marshall
Executive Director
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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,
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ohn R. Marshall
Executive Director
Chief Appraiser
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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
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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
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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.
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