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WHEREAS, the Constitutional Convention of the State o
Texas is currently considering amending "Article VIII, Finance,"
of the Constitution of the State of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, Section 2 (c) of such proposed legislation, a
submitted, would require the cities and school districts o
the State of Texas to accept the appraisals of all taxable 11
property within the boundaries of the county made by an el cted
county official; and,
WHEREAS, decisions made under the county taxing agency
would be made without consideration of the financial condi
tions and needs of the cities and school districts within he
county limits; and, i
WHEREAS, any reduction of the income from tax assess-
ments to cities and school districts will severely limit and
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hamper the ability of the cities and school districts to con-
tinue to provide to the citizens the basic and necessary serv-
ices presently provided; and,
WHEREAS, Section 3 of such proposed legislation provides
for separate formulas for tax appraisal and assessment of
agricultural lands without regard to fair market value or
other factors relative to the agricultural use of such lans;
and,
WHEREAS, Article 8, Section 1-d of the constitution of
the State of Texas currently provides for such assessments
based upon a valid and proven method of tax appraisal; and,
WHEREAS, Section 4 (c) (1) of such proposed legislation,
addresses itself only to the use of property for education 1
(or charitable purposes and does not address itself to the
ownership of such property;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Worth Cit
Council expresses its firm opposition to the amendment of
Article VIII, Finance, of the Constitution of the State of
Texas as presently proposed by the Constitutional Conventio ;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Constitutional Convention
be requested to reconsider Article VIII and not amend same.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
S. G. Johndroe, Jr.
City Attorney
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth at its regular open public meeting held on the
day of e_ 1974.
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City Secretary
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