Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors will meet Nov. 17

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors will meet Nov. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District, Harris County, State of Texas, to be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., at 13013 Northwest Freeway, 7th Floor, Houston, Texas will be conducted in the offices at the address above.

The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below.

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call.

3. Comments from members of the public.

A speaker whose intended comment as submitted relates to an identifiable item on this agenda will be limited to three (3) minutes. A speaker whose intended comment as submitted does not relate to an identifiable item on this agenda will be limited to three (3) minutes.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. “All matters listed under consent agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion, there will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.”

a. Discussion and possible action to approve minutes of the regular meeting of October 20, 2021.

b. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to allocate funds for a one-year contract for the continued use of telecommunications and point to point private internet connection services with Lumen Technologies (Lumen), formerly CenturyLink, for the upcoming year. The amount for the services will be approximately $75,000, same as last year.

c. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise a second-year renewal of a three-year contract with QuestMark Information Management, Inc. (QIM) for printing and mailing services with an estimated cost of $540,000, same as last year.

d. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the third year of a three year contract renewal of Custom CAMA software maintenance and support contract with Manatron, Inc. under Harris Computer Systems (Harris) ownership (formerly owned by Thompson Reuters). The cost of the renewal for 2022 is $430,146, a 3% increase from 2021.

e. Discussion and possible action to exercise a second-year renewal option of a five-year contract with Cornerstone for performance and learning management system for $79,172 for 2021, with an increase of 4.5% ($3,409.30) from 2020.

f. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the first one-year renewal option of the two successive one-year renewal options on a contract with Property Info, Inc. for property transaction information. The cost will cost will remain the same at $27,000 per month.

g. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the first one-year renewal option of the two successive one-year renewal options on a contract with CourthouseDirect.com for on-line ownership information. The cost will remain the same at $4,000 per month.

h. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

i. Discussion and possible action regarding authorization for payment of bills and payroll and transfer of funds between line items.

ACTION ITEMS

5. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the renewal of contracts for utilities, minerals, and industrial appraisal services.

6. Discussion and possible action to review and authorize the Chief Appraiser to enter into a three-year agreement with Accedian Networks’ Cybersecurity Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services through a Texas DIR vendor InNet Technologies.

7. Discussion and possible action regarding awarding a contract for official depository of all or a portion of the funds of the appraisal district.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8. Report on the upcoming upgrades to the external ParcelViewer and internal GISWeb.

9. Report on 2021 jurisdiction valuation estimates.

10. Report on estimates of value loss due to SB 8 (Second Special Session).

11. Report on 2021 flu immunization program.

12. Report from the Taxpayer Liaison Officer concerning the status of all comments, suggestions, and complaints in accordance with Sec. 6.052(c), Tax Code.

13. Report from the Appraisal Review Board Chairman concerning the progress of hearings, attendance by members of the appraisal review board at hearings, and activities of the executive office and the board’s attorney.

14. Report on protests and hearings, including iFile and iSettle activities.

15. Discussion between members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Appraiser regarding matters covered by Sec. 6.15, Tax Code.

16. Executive session for the purpose of: (a) private consultation with the board’s attorney regarding (i) pending and potential litigation, (ii) settlement of pending appeals to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, (iii) settlement of pending arbitrations under Texas Tax Code Chapter 41A, and (iv) settlement of pending litigation under Texas Tax Code Chapter 42; (b) considering the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer, or employee, including the duties and appointment of the chief appraiser ; (c) considering the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; (d) deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person, as permitted by the Open Meetings Act, Chap. 551, Government Code.

OTHER MATTERS AND ADDITIONAL ACTION ITEMS

17. Consider and approve settlement of pending litigation, pending appeals to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and pending arbitrations.

18. Consider authorization of appeals under Sec. 42.02, Tax Code.

19. Adjournment.

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