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R2024-242 2024-11-181 RESOLUTION NO. R2024-242 A Resolution and Order of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, casting votes for candidates for the Fort Bend County Appraisal District Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term. WHEREAS, V.T.C.A. TX Code, Section 6.03(g) provides that the governing body of each taxing unit is entitled to vote for members of the Board of Directors of the County Appraisal District, and shall determine its vote by Resolution and submit to the Chief Appraiser by December 15, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City of Pearland is entitled to vote and desires to cast votes for the positions to be filled on the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend County Appraisal District; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: I. That the Official Ballot for the candidates of the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend County Appraisal District, shown as Exhibit "A", is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. II. That said Official Ballot indicates thereon the number of votes for each candidate cast by the City Council of the City of Pearland, and the City Council hereby casts all of its votes in accordance with Exhibit “A” attached hereto. III. That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to submit the Official Ballot containing the votes cast by the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, and a certified copy of this Resolution to the Chief Appraiser of Fort Bend County by December 15, 2024. IV. That this Resolution shall become effective from and after its passage. Docusign Envelope ID: A578C158-12EF-46C2-BCE3-A7ACB53EEDED RESOLUTION NO. R2024-242 2 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 18th day of November, A.D., 2024. _____________________________________ J.KEVIN COLE MAYOR ATTEST: ________________________________ FRANCES AGUILAR, TRMC, MMC CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________________ DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY Docusign Envelope ID: A578C158-12EF-46C2-BCE3-A7ACB53EEDED Election Ballot 2025 Board of Directors Fort Bend Central Appraisal District Jurisdiction:Total Voting Entitlement: City of Pearle nd 10 Sections 6.03 and 6.0301 of the Texas Property Tax Code require llve directors to be appointed by the taxing units that participate in the district The candidates listed below were duly nominated bythe voting governing bodies and now stand tor election torthe five (5) positions.Only one ballot per entity may be submitted. Can ate:Votes Cast: PamlelJ.635le David James Jim K‘lj Michael D.Rozell \0 Paul Stamatis cost your votes for the candidate's)of your choice and return the ballot along with a signed resolution at the board vote to the Fort send CentrulAppmisul District beforesundoy,December 15,2024, Section 6,0301 ”(a)This section only applies to an appraisal district in a county with a population or75,000 or more. lc)The appraisal district is governed by a board oi nine directors.Flve directors are appointed by the taxing units that participate in the d s ctin the manner prescr ed by Sectlon 5,03 Section 6,03 ”lil aeiore October 30,the chiet appraiser shall prepare a ballot,listing the candidates whose names were timely submitted under subsections is)and,«applicable,(hi or ill alphabetically according to the tirst letter in each candidate’s surname,and shall deliver a copy oithe ballot to the presiding ofticer olthe governing body oi each taxing unit that is entitled to vote. lit)The governing body at each taxing u 'entitled to vote shall determine its vote by resolution and submit it to the chiei appraiser beiore December 15.The thiei appraiser snail count the votes,declare the live candidates who receive the largest cumulative vote For the number received by the the candidate receiving the most votes ortheconservationandreclamationdistrictsisconsideredtohavereceivedalloithevotescastbyconservationandreclamationdistrictsandtheothercandidatesareconsiderednottohavereceivedanyvotesortheconservationandreclamationdistricts,The chiei appraiserShallresolveatievotebyanymethodofchanne.(k1)This subsection applies only to an appraisal district established in a county Wltl’la population ol 120,000 or more The governingbodyoreachtaxlngunitentitledtocastatleastlivepercentoithetotalvotesmustdetermineitsvotebyresolutionadoptedatthelustorsecondopenmeetingatthegoverningbodythatisheldaiterthedatethechietappraiserdeliverstheballottothepresidingoincerorthegoverningbodyThegoverningbodymustsubmititsvotetothechieiappraisernotlaterthanthethirddayfollowingthedatetheresolutionisadopted.”