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Home My WebLink AboutPR 21040: NOMINATING A MEMBER AND/OR MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE JEFFERSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE 2020-2021 TERM P.R. No. 21040 09/04/19 gt RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION NOMINATING A MEMBER AND/OR MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE JEFFERSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE 2020 — 2021 TERM WHEREAS, the terms of the current Board members of the Jefferson Central Appraisal District expire December 31, 2019, as delineated in Exhibit"A", attached hereto; and WHEREAS, there are five (5) positions on the Board; and WHEREAS, the current members of the board are Lauren Williams Mason, Dr. Louis Reed, Jr., Allison Nathan Getz, Eugene Landry and Terry Schwertner; and WHEREAS, the City is entitled to submit a name and/or names for nomination to the Jefferson Central Appraisal District Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, the procedure for nominations to the Jefferson Central Appraisal District Board of Directors must be done by Resolution adopted by the governing body and filed with the Chief Appraiser, prior to October 15, 2019; and WHEREAS, before October 30, the Chief Appraiser will submit to each entity entitled to vote a ballot listing all of the nominees; and WHEREAS, each entity will then cast its votes, again by resolution adopted by the governing body, and submit the resolution to the Chief Appraiser before December 15; and s.pr21040 WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interests of the citizens of Port Arthur to submit a name for nomination to the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Central Appraisal District. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That the City Secretary shall submit the name for nomination to the Jefferson Central Appraisal District, as delineated herein, and shall send a certified copy of this resolution to the District no later than October 15, as follows: CANDIDATE(S): Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of September, A.D., 2019, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, by the following vote: AYES: s.pr21040 Mayor: Councilmembers: NOES: Thurman "Bill" Bartle, Mayor ATTEST: Sherri Bellard, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Yalecia R. iz: o City Attorney APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: Ronald Burton, Interim City Manager s.pr21040 EXHIBIT "A" s.pr21040 ��sorr Ch,�� ti '"��fG r Jefferson Central Appraisal District 1 7-1 Phone (409)840-9944 js4LDI5 P.O. Box 21337 4610 S. Fourth St. (409)727-4611 www.jcad.org Beaumont, Texas 77720-1337 Beaumont,Texas 77705 Fax (409)727-5621 Chief Appraiser August 26, 2019 Members of the Board Angela Bellard,RPA,RES,AAS Lauren Williams Mason,Chairperson Dr.Louis Reed,Jr.,Secretary Allison Nathan Getz Mr. Thurman Bartie Eugene Landry Mayor Terry Schwertner City of Port Arthur P O Box 1089 Port Arthur TX 77640 Dear Mayor Bartie: In accordance with Section 6.03(e) of the Property Tax Code, attached please find the voting entitlement for each taxing unit that is entitled to vote for the Board of Directors. The terms of the current Board members expire on December 31, 2019. If your entity would like to submit nominations for the Board of Directors, you must do so by resolution adopted by your governing body and filed with me prior to October 15. Before October 30 I will submit to each entity entitled to vote a ballot listing all of the nominees. Each entity will then cast its votes, again by resolution adopted by the governing body, and submit the resolution to me before December 15. The conservation and reclamation districts nominated Allison Nathan Getz for the 2020 - 2021 term of office. Mrs. Getz's name will be placed on the ballot along with the names of the nominees submitted by the County, cities, and school districts. In the main election, the nominee who receives the majority of the votes cast by the conservation and reclamation districts will receive all of the votes cast by the special districts. I have enclosed a copy of the calendar of events for the election of the Board of Directors. Please be aware that due to new legislation, extensions for submitting your nominees and casting your votes can no longer be granted. If you have any questions,please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, ae.. 31,4_,e_e . An ela Bellard, RPA, RES, AAS Chief Appraiser pjb Enclosures c: Mr. Harvey Robinson, Interim City Manager JEFFERSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT Voting Allocation for 2020 - 2021 Board of Directors Based on 2018 Tax Levies of Total 2018 Tax Levy Tax Levy # of Votes Drainage District #6 $20,186,484.26 3.43% 171 Drainage District #7 $25,785,897.94 4.38% 219 Navigation and Waterways Dist $20,832,055.71 3.54% 177 Port of Beaumont $10,918,148.96 1.85% 93 Port of Port Arthur $12,777,992.95 2.17% 109 Port of Sabine Pass $1,344,796.79 0.23% 11 Trinity Bay Conservation Dist $23,858.09 0.00% 0 WCID #10 $1,019,041.42 0.17% 9 SUBTOTAL C & R DISTRICTS: $92,888,276.12 15.78% 789 Jefferson County $87,858,089.01 14.92% 746 Beaumont ISD $134,980,426.03 22.93% 1,146 Hamshire-Fannett ISD $9,795,853.19 1.66% 83 Hardin Jefferson ISD $5,878,521.62 1.00% 50 Nederland ISD $27,862,575.95 4.73% 237 Port Arthur ISD $92,507,906.18 15.71% 786 Port Neches-Groves ISD $34,401,211.29 5.84% 292 Sabine Pass ISD $12,126,733.27 2.06% 103 City of Beaumont $52,952,290.65 8.99% 450 City of Bevil Oaks $130,846.03 0.02% 1 City of Groves $5,461,132.97 0.93% 46 City of Nederland $6,809,085.22 1.16% 58 City of Port Arthur $18,344,865.60 3.12% 156 City of Port Neches $6,693,064.61 1.14% 57 City of Taylor Landing $49,253.32 0.01% 0 SUBTOTALS: $495,851,854.94 84.22% 4,211 TOTALS: $588,740,131.06 100.00% 5,000 ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Calendar of Events as Revised by HB 2043 Before October 1 Chief Appraiser calculates votes each entity is entitled to and delivers written notice to each taxing entity(with exception of conservation and reclamation districts). Before October 15 By resolution adopted by the governing body, each entity submits nomination to the Chief Appraiser (with exception of conservation and reclamation districts). An entity may submit a nomination for each of the five positions on the Board. Before October 30 Chief Appraiser prepares a ballot of candidates whose names were timely submitted and delivers a copy to the presiding officer of each entity entitled to vote. Before December 15 Each entity determines its vote by resolution and submits it to the Chief Appraiser. An entity may cast all its votes for one candidate or distribute them among candidates. Before December 31 Chief Appraiser counts the votes, declares the five candidates who receive the largest vote totals as the winners, and submits the results to the taxing entities and the candidates Should any deadline fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is extended to the next regular business day. Revisions to Section 6.03 of the Property Tax Code no longer allow the Chief Appraiser to grant an extension for submitting nominees or casting votes.