SPECIAL MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX RATE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
September 13, 2001
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System held a Special
Meeting on September 13, 2001, at the System Administration Building, 2nd Floor
Auditorium, 3100 Main, Houston, Texas.
Board Members Present
Bruce A. Austin, Chairman
James R. Murphy, Vice Chairman
Herman Litt, Secretary
Abel Davila
Herlinda Garcia
Board Members Absent
Michael P. Williams, D.Min, Deputy Secretary
Jay K. Aiyer
Christopher W. Oliver
Carol H. Smith
ADMINISTRATION
Patricia Williamson, Vice Chancellor, Institutional Development
Gloria Walker, Executive Director, Accounting Operations
Sylvia Ramos, President, Southeast College
Isabel Nart, Director of Governmental Relations
Brenda Cox, Interim Assistant to the Chancellor
OTHERS PRESENT
Other administrators, representatives from the news media and
Interested citizens
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Austin called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m. and declared the Board
convened to consider matters pertaining to the Houston Community College
System as listed in the duly posted meeting notice.
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Public Hearing on Tax Rate – September 13, 2001 – Page 2
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AD VALOREM
TAX RATE FOR 2001
Mr. Austin gave preface to the Public Hearing and asked if any duly registered
speakers were present.
The Board will meet at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday
September 25, 2001, at the System Administration Building to vote on the
proposed tax rate.
Paul Bettencourt, Harris County Tax Assessor Collector, expressed appreciation
to the Board for their recent decision to increase the residential homestead
exemption for persons aged 65 and older. He then discussed increases in the
value of residential and commercial properties in Harris County. According to Mr.
Bettencourt, taxpayer bills would increase every year without decreases in tax
rates, and called for across-the-board tax relief.
Mr. Austin thanked Mr. Bettencourt for his remarks.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Austin adjourned
the meeting at 4:40 p.m.
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Board of Trustees
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August 25, 2005