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RES 1993-02TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. R 93-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS DECLARING THE TOWN'S DISAPPROVAL OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY TARRANT COUNTY TO RELOCATE THE DENTON/TARRANT COUNTY LINE FROM ITS CURRENT POSITION; REQUESTING THAT THE TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REFRAIN FROM ANY FURTHER ACTION WITH RESPECT TO RELOCATING THE SAID LINE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town") was incorporated on January 19, 1985 in accordance with State law; and WHEREAS, the boundaries of the Town as incorporated, and as they exist today, lie adjacent to the Denton/Tarrant County line (the "County line"); and WHEREAS, all interested parties, including Tarrant and Denton Counties, have for many years accepted and agreed upon the location of the County line; and WHEREAS, the agreed upon location of the County line places the boundaries of the Town substantially within Denton County; and WHEREAS, Tarrant County has recently re -raised a question regarding the proper location of the County line and has taken an adversarial posture against those parties who accept the County line as it has historically been located; and WHEREAS, the Tarrant County Commissioner's Court has heretofore accepted and approved a surveyor's report which seeks to establish a new northeast corner of Tarrant, which corner, if connected to the northwest corner of Tarrant County, would result in a substantial part of the Town being located in Tarrant County; and WHEREAS, the Town recognizes that confusion and hardship to its citizens would occur if the Town is further split between two counties, including the appraisal of property by separate appraisal districts, the filing of documents affecting real property, voter registration, appeals from the Municipal Court, and an increase in the ad valorem tax rate for land relocated from Denton to Tarrant County; and WHEREAS, to allow an increase in the ad valorem tax rate would be to unduly burden the land without providing the owners of that land notice and an opportunity to respond to and appeal from the increase as guaranteed by the Texas Tax Code; and a WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the passage of this Resolution is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: Section 1. That the above and foregoing preamble is true and correct and is incorporated into the body of this Resolution as if copied herein in its entirety. Section 2. The Town Council opposes any relocating of the Denton/Tarrant County line, and finds that a relocation of the County line which further divides the Town between Denton and Tarrant Counties is against the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town. Section 3. The Mayor is hereby directed and empowered to cause copies of this Resolution to be delivered to the Tarrant and Denton County Commissioners' Courts and all other parties interested in the location of the Denton/Tarrant County line. Section 4. That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its date of passage. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas this the 19th day of January, 1993. _ . Town of Tf-915hy Club, Texas ATTEST: Town Secretary, Town of Tr by Club, T�exas [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: Town Attorney' ' Town of Trophy Club, Texas