2004-135-RES ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECIEPT OF THE 2004-2005 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL FOR TAX APPRAISAL
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-135
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, ACKNOWLEDGING FORMAL RECEIPT OF THE 2004-
2005 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 2004-2005 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 2004-2005 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 2004-2005 Appraisal Roll, as certified by the Finance Director of the
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 ofthe 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 2004-2005 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 9th day of August, 2004.
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s'herian Dixon, Assistant City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CERTIFICATION OF 2004-2005 APPRAISAL
ROLL FOR THE 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
2004-2005 appraisal roll for the City of Paris, Texas.
Total Taxable Value
On New Property
Original Roll Certified Roll
2003-2004 2004-2005 Change
$1,757,517,413 $1,750,177,861 $-7,339,552
$1,740,700,834 $1,733,702,091 $-6,998,743
$1,075,194,668* $1,136,263,007** $61,068,339
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15,932 16,216 284
$ 19,468,457 $ 16,124,750 $-3,343,707
Total Market Value
Total Assessed Value
Total Taxable Value
Number of Accounts
August 9, 2004
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W. E. Anderson
*During the course of2003-2004 adjustments were made to the appraisal roll lowering
the taxable value to $1,059,022,312 as of the end of June 2004.
** The Lamar County Appraisal District expects to make a Texas Property Tax Code
Section 25.25d correction to the appraisal roll lowering the taxable value to
$1,124,338,637. In addition, a previously unclaimed Freeport exemption has been filed
which, if granted, wi1110wer the taxable value to $1,121,548,937. '
EXHIBIT A