2003-126-RES ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECEIPT OF 2003-2004 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECEIPT OF THE 2003-
2004 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL FOR TAX APPRAISAL PURPOSES;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, State law obligates the chief appraiser of each appraisal district to certify an
official tax roll to the taxing units within the appraisal district's jurisdiction; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with said State law, the Chief Appraiser for the Lamar County
Appraisal District has presented to the City of Paris a Certified 2003-2004 Appraisal Roll listing
property taxable by the City of Paris as the official appraisal roll for the City of Paris as attested
thereto by the Chief Appraiser; and,
WHEREAS, the City Finance Officer, as the Tax Assessor/Collector for the City of Paris,
likewise certifies the same appraisal roll to the City Council for approval and acceptance, thereby
establishing the basis for the City's 2003-2004 Budget and the assessed tax revenue anticipated in
support of said budget; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That the 2003-2004 Appraisal Roll, as certified by the Finance Director ofthe
City of Paris, in his role as Tax Assessor/Collector for the City of Paris, and as previously
certified to the City of Paris by the Chief Appraiser of the Lamar County Appraisal District, a
copy of which such certification is hereby attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is
hereby, acknowledged and received as the official 2003-2004 Certified Appraisal Roll for the City
of Paris, Paris, Texas.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 7th day of August, 2003.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk \.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CERTIFICATION OF 2003-2004 APPRAISAL
ROLL FOR CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
I, W. E. Anderson, Tax Assessor for the City of Paris in accordance with Article 26.04 of
the Texas Property Tax Code do solemnly swear that the following constitutes the
2003-2004 appraisal roll for the City of Paris, Texas.
2002-03 2003-2004 Change
Total Market Value $1,755,391,450 $1,757,517,413 $2,125,963
Total Assessed Value 1,738,261,100 1,740,700,834 $2,439,734
Total Taxable Value 1,051,426,978 1,075,194,668 $23,767,690
Number of Accounts 15,816 15,932 116
Total Taxable Value
On New Property 15,201,040 19,468,457 $4,267,417
August 4, 2003
W. E. Anderson