SUBJECT
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A Resolution of the City of Laredo, Texas casting all 1,039 votes to which the City is entitled, based on tax levy, for Council Member Gilbert Gonzalez., the City of Laredo's candidate to the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors for the term commencing on January 1, 2025 as per passage of Senate Bill 2 of the 88th Legislature in 2023 and Section 6.03 of the Texas Property Tax Code; and directing the City Secretary to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Chief Appraiser of the Webb County Appraisal District before December 15, 2024.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On October 21, 2024, City Council approved Resolution 2024-R-303 nominating Council Member Gilbert Gonzalez as the City of Laredo's candidate to the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors for the term commencing on January 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND
Every odd numbered year, the Chief Appraiser of the Appraisal District must submit the total number of votes to each taxing unit eligible to vote for the Board of Directors. However, with the passage of Senate Bill 2 of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Board Member Terms will now be staggered. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 2, two (2) of the five (5) directors will serve a one-year term, and three (3) of the five (5) directors will serve a three-year term, and the candidates selected will begin their term on January 1, 2025.
By October 15, 2024, the City Council must nominate and deliver to the Chief Appraiser the names of those persons nominated; however, the Chief Appraiser granted an extension to the City of Laredo to October 25, 2024. This year, the City is entitled to 1,039 votes that may be used to elect one to five candidates. The number of votes is determined by the percentage of the City's 2023 tax levy in relation to all other tax levies within the Webb County Appraisal District. The Property Tax Code allows the City to nominate one person per position up to a total of five. Each person will be placed on t...
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