Travis County Commissioners Court
December 4, 2007
Northwest Road District #3
I move that we recess the public hearing for the travis county commissioners court and call up the northwest travis county road district number 3, otherwise known as the golden triangle and discuss specifically item no. 1, which is a public hearing for the road district on the same issues. Is that what you were about to say?
>> no, i just want to comment but you want me to comment after we take that up?
>> okay.
>> the road district item is to receiving comments regarding northwest travis county road district number 3, electing to levee an ad valorem tax, goods-in-transit as provided in texas tax code, section 11.253(b), effective for tax regarding northwest travis county road district #3 electing to levy an ad valorem tax on goods-in-transit as defined in texas tax code section, 11.253 (a)(2), and to deny the exemption from ad valorem taxation on such goods-in-transit as provided in texas tax code, section 11.253(b), effective for tax years 2008 and subsequent years. The -- your explanation for the road district would be the same as given for the travis county commissioners court.
>> exactly the same except the numbers are different. It's $60 million worth of goods in transit resulting in $66,000 differential in revenue.
>> would anyone like to testify during this public hearing for the road district? Then i move that we recess the road district until this afternoon, at 1:30 or so, when we will call it up for taking action.
>> judge, i think that it's important, if someone were watching this --
>> can i say something in
>> [indiscernible]
>> [inaudible - no mic]
>> actually what i tried to dies call up the road district while we left the voting session on the commissioners court -- in session.
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>> [inaudible - no mic]
>> don't you need a second and a vote.
>> we need a vote to recess the road district now until 1:30 this afternoon.
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>> [inaudible - no mic]
>> we kind of left it pending so both public hearings were taken place at once. We don't do this often you all, about once every five years. So we need to recess the road district until 1:30 this afternoon.
>> second.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. So we will call the road district back up at 1:30 this afternoon. Okay?
>> okay.
good afternoon be let's call back to order the northwest travis county road district number 3, otherwise northern as the golden triangle. We did the number 1 this morning the public hearing to give residents an opportunity to give comments on that item, we did not get any comments. 2. Approve payment of claims and authorize county treasurer to invest road district funds. There are no investments and no claims. So we don't need that item, either. 3 is the action item for the public hearing and again that was to consider and take appropriate action to levy an ad valorem tax on goods-in-transit as defined in texas tax code, section 11.253 (a)(2), and to deny the exemption from ad valorem taxation on such goods-in-transit as provided in texas tax code, section 11.253(b), effective for tax years 2008 and subsequent years. Move approval.
>> second.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor? That passes unanimously, also.
just a word of clarification, where we had the road district up the approval that we gave for item no. 3 also included authorization for the county judge to sign the order for the -- indicate our willingness to sign the order prepared by legal that is in our packet today, which we will sign. That clarification. Okay?
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