R-80-323 - 8/28/1980THAT:
ATTEST: L�
ANNE LAND, City Secretary
RESOLUTION NO.,jR
WHEREAS, the Round Rock Independent School District and
the City of Round Rock wish to share the cost of assessing and collect-
ing taxes, and
WHEREAS; the Round Rock Independent School District has
submitted a contract to the City for its approval, and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Round Rock wishes to
enter into said contract with the Round Rock Independent School District,
now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf
of the City, a contract with the Round Rock Independent School District
which provides for the sharing of tax assessing and collection costs;
a copy of said contract is attached hereto and made a part hereof for
all purposes.
Resolved this �� day of 1U , 1980.
arry Tonn, M• or
City of Round Rock, Texas
STATE OF TEXAS X
• COUNTY O' WILLIAMSON X
CITY OF ROUND ROCK X
I, JOANNE LAND, City Secretary of the City of Round Rock, Texas
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and corrent
copy of a resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Round Rock, Texas, at a meeting held on the day of
a / (?Lt , 19gO which is recorded in the minutes of the City
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of Round Rock in book page
WITNESSED by my hand and seal of the City of Round Rock, Texas
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on this day of
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5fanne Land
City Secretary
City of Round Rock
THE STATE OF TEXAS
X
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON X
Whereas, the City of Round Rock, Texas, duly authorized
thereto by the provisions of Article 1066b, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes, has by resolution duly adopted authorized
the Tax Assessor, Board of Equalization and Tax Collector of
the Round Rock Independent School District to act as Tax As-
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sessor, Board of Equalization and Tax Collector respectively
for the City of Round Rock, Texas, and
Whereas, the Round Rock Independent School District has
agreed that its Tax Assessor, Board of Equalization and Tax
Collector may act as the Tax Assessor, Board of Equalization
and Tax Collector respectively for the City of Round Rock,
Texas,
Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the herein-
after stated promises and agreements the following contract
and agreement is entered into by and between the City of Round
Rock, Texas, a Texas Municipal corporation, hereinafter called
the City, and the Round Rock Independent School District, an
independent school district duly organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Texas, hereinafter called the School
District, as follows:
1. The term of this contract is from' ..2 /2l.i » . / 1 9-O
2. The , l'ax Assessor
of the School District shall assess
all property subject to taxation within the City for taxes
for the City for the year /q D9 in accordance with the ap-
plicable laws of the State of Texas and the charter and or-
dinances of the City. Such property shall be assessed at not
more than the value for which it is assessed for taxing pur-
poses by the School District. Should the City determine that
a different percentage of market value should be utilized for
tax assessment purposes for the City than is used for the
School District, nevertheless the same basic fair market value
shall be used for both City and School District to determine
the assessed value for tax purposes.
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3. The City shall determifl and. fix the percentage of
fair market value to be used for tax assessment purposes and
the tax rate to be applied to such assessed value for taxes
the School
of the City and shall inform the Tax Assessor of
District as to such determination by the City.
4. The Board of Equalization of the School District shall
serve as the Board of Equalization of the City and its duties
for both the City and the School District shall be performed
concurrently without the necessity of holding separate hear-
ings for property owners in the City and in the School District.
5. After the tax rolls have
the Tax Collector shall mail tax
whose property has been assessed
been prepared and approved
notices to property owners
for taxes and shall there-
after collect such taxes as may be paid. The Tax Collector
shall pay over to the depository of the City such taxes as
may be collected as they are collected and shall perform
other duties of a tax collector for the City.
6. The Tax Collector shall furnish such tax certificates
as may be required by law covering taxes due both the City
and the School District to those applying for same in due
course of business, but shall be entitle&to make such charges
to those applying for such certificates as are permitted by law.
7. In the event it becomes necessary to file suits for
the collection of delinquent taxes due the City and the School
District both City and School District shall cooperate in
necessary action to file and prosecute such suits, at which
time some mutual agreement will be reached concerning pro-
ration of the payment of costs and expenses incurred in bring-
ing and prosecuting such suits.
8. The City shall pay the School District a fee which shall
be a percentage of the Tax Office Budget for expenditures. This
percentage is.to be based on a comparison of total market value
of properties on the City Tax Roll to market value of properties
on the School District Tax Roll with payment not to exceed $108,387
for services to be performed by the Tax Assessor, Board of Equali-
zation, and Tax Collector of the School District, one - -half of which
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sha11 be due and payable on or before_ November 1, 1980 ',and
the remaining one -half of Mich shall be due and. payable on or before .
9. The City shall notify the School District Tax Office
of the tax rate no later than September 15, 1980.
10. The School District, it's Tax Assessor, Board of Equalization
and Tax Collector shall have and exercise any and all rights conferred
by the provisions of Article 1066b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, in
the performance of their duties imposed by this agreement.
11. Upon the termination of this contract for any reason the
City shall be entitled to have such tax records of the School District's
tax department reproduced as may be-desired by officials of the City.
Such reproduction shall be furnished by the School District to the
City with. reasonable diligence and the City shall pay to the School
District the cost of such reproduction.
12. Appropriate officials of the City shall have access to the
tax records of the School District during the priod of this contract
at reasonable times during normal office. hours.
13. If this contract is not accepted by SepteaW-160SSO
this offer is null and void.
Execution of the contract constitutes ratification of the
effective dates set out herein above.
This agreement is signed and executed this day of
, by and on behalf of the City of Round Rock, Texas, and
the Round Rock Independent School District acting by and through the
Mayor and the Superintendent of School's respectively duly
May
authorized thereto.
ATTEST:
Land/ City Secretary
ROUND ROCK ID DEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
_ ATTEST:
Norman Hall, Superintendent
of Schools
Carlos Higgins, Secretary,
Board of Trustees
BOARD OF EDUCATION
SNAFIgt■LTPINGROVE
JIM ROBINSON
VIGS.PRESIDENT
CARLOS HIGGINS
SECRETARY
KARL KANNER
DR. RODNEY LLOYD
AMC LOPEZ
MIKE WATERS
ADMINISTRATION'
DR NORMAN HALL
SUPERINTENCENT
ROWENA STONE.
CURRICULUM e INSTRUCTION
". .PLNIg r A . TION PERSONNEL
DR. WALTER HOWARD.
DEVELOPMENT
DR. MIKE BARRY.
OPERATIONS
GWEN SELBY.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
PlunZ)
4Rtepenbent Sc District
August 8, 1980
Mr. Bob Bennett
City Manager
City of Round Rock
214 E. Main
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Dear Mr. Bennett:
Attached is a revised contract to provide tax services
to the City of Round Rock through the Round Rock ISD
Tax Office. The only items changed is the maximum pay-
t which indicates a change from $50,000 to
$ 08,387 This revised figure is based on 28% of the
ice budget for 1980-81. This appropriation, as
approved by the Board of Trust ing, includes
$150,000 to cover the cost • of all_pro-
perties in the taxing juris.
Please feel free to contact our office if you have ques-
tions.
GWS/jl
Yours truly,
Gwen Selby,
Director of-Business
Affairs
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ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — GATEWAY TO STATE CAPITOL AND THE HIGHLAND LAKES
1311 Round Rock Avenue
Round Rock, Texas 78884
Phone: 512/255-4431
AGREEMENT FOR APPRIASAL SER \ICES
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIA,'SON
This Agreement is ,made between Round Rock Independent
School District, Round Rock, Williamson Ccunc;:. Texas, herein-
after referred to as the "School District ", and Truett F.
Pritchard & Associates, Inc., of Houston, Texas, hereinafter
referred to as the "Company ".
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RECITALS
The School District, in_order to reappraise and value, for
ad valorem tax purposes, certain property within its boundaries,
hereby contracts with the Company as follows, to wit:
1.01. The Company agrees to compile taxation data and to
prepare valuations and appraisals, in an acceptable tax appraisal
format, of improvements and personalty on - aable property with-
in the School District for properties in categories F, I, J, and
L, excluding land, as defined in 1980 by the State Property Tax
Board. Such services are to include specifically all industrial
plants, manufacturing facilities, pipelines, public utilities,
railroads, and commerical improvements, including personal prop-
erties used or employed in connection therewith.
1.02. The Company will review the proposed valuations of
land prepared by the School District for said commercial, indust-
rial, and manufacturing properties and express opinions and make
recorner.dations regarding said land valuations as_they _elate to
the total value of each property appraised by the Company.
1.0S. All appraisals and valuations will be performed in
accordanc.e with Sec. 23.01 and 25.01 of the Froperty Tax Code
enacted by the 66th Legislature, Acts 1979, Chapter 841, as
amended, and approved June 13, 1979.
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FEE
1.04. Qualified members of the Company's staff shall
participate in planned informal taxpayer review meetings prior
to the Board . of Equalization hearing.
1.05. After completion of the :Cork, the Company agrees to
furnish appraisers and engineers to meet with the Board of
Equalization and to furnish such expert testimony as may be
required by the Board of Equalization at their meetings.
1.06. The Company agrees to further secure for the Tax
Assessor Collector all information available for the use of the
Board of Equalization in determining the proper valuations to
be fixed upon such properties for assessment and taxation pur-
poses and generally to compile such information as shall be of
aid and benefit to the Tax Assessor - Collector and the Board of
Equalization of said School District in equalizing the value
of such properties for taxation.
_ DUTIES OF DISTRICT
2.01. The School District will provide existing maps,
appraisal cards -and other information now in its possession,
related to the stipulated properties, for the use of the
Company in completing its duties under Article I, hereof.
3.01. For services to be rendered under this Agreement,
the Company shall be entitled to a fee of Thirty-Nine Thousand,
One Ht_ndred Dollars ($39,100.00) on presentation of a statement
from time to _ire as the work progresses, rilong with a certifi-
cation as to the status of the 1.:urk; such certification to be
approved by a designated agent for the School District prior to
any payment. However, ten percent (i0%) of each statement shall
be retained by the School District as retainage to be withheld
until no later than fifteen (15) days following final certifi-
cation of co:tpletion of the services described in Articles
1.01, 1.02, and 1.03, hereof.
3.02. The above- mentioned :-_gent to the Company shall
constitute full payment to the Company for all its services
under Agreement, and the School District shall not be
obligated to the Company for any salaries or expenses of any
kind incurred by the Company in the performance of this Agreement.
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4.01. With the exception of those obli relating to
the assistance to the Board-of Equalization, the Company agrees
to deliver the work product described by this :greetent thirty
(30) days following close of the rendition period for 1981. The
Company agrees to begin work within twenty (20) days after ex-
ecution of this Agreement.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.01. Entire Agreement: This Agreement supersedes any
and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject natter hereof,
and no other agreement, statement, or promise relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement which is not contained herein
shall be valid or binding.
5.02. Assignment: ..either this A3rceent nor anv duties
or obligations hereunder shall be assignable hy the Company
without- the prior written consent of the Sc.x of District. In
ev nt of an asignrenu by the C o n y _o y..ich the School
District has consented, the a•.•>f„nt•e or his le;-,a1 representative
shall agree in writing with ti:e School District to personally
assume, perform, and be bound by the covenants, obligations and
agreements contained herein.
5.03. Successors and Assigns: Subject to the provision
regarding assignment, this Agreement shall be binding on the
heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors,
and assigns of the respective parties. •
5.04. Governing Law: The validity of this Agreement and
of any of its terms or provisions, as well as the rights and
duties of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Texas.
5.05. Amendment: This Agreement may be amended by the
mutual agreement of the parties, hereto in a writing to be
attached to and incorporated into this Agreement.
5.06. Legal Construction: In case any one or more of
the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason
be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect,
such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision thereof and this Agreement shall be
construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable pro-
vision had never been contained herein. -
5.07. Texas Law to Apply: This Agreement is performable
in Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas.
WITNESS our hands in duplicate, effective this the
Clay of , 1980.
ATTEST:
Secret ry J
ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
1311 Round Rock Avenue
Round T'o�e :• :as 78664
BY:
're .;part et - ustces
TRUETT F. PRITCH RD & ASSOCIATES, INC.
4161 Southwest Freeway, Suite 300
Housto. Te :•: _.: 7027
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