Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Dec. 15

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Dec. 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

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.

4. Report on IDC Smart Cities North America Award.

5. Report on Houston Chronicle’s Top Workplaces.

CONSENT AGENDA

6. “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 November 17, 2021.

b. Discussion and possible action to review and authorize a one year contract renewal with CoStar Realty Information, Inc. to provide software/database containing industrial, office market, tenant, and comparable sales data. The annual cost of this contract for 2022 is $180,000, which represents an approximate 6.5% increase from 2021. This cost includes thirty-eight (38) user licenses.

c. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

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

ACTION ITEMS

7. Discussion and possible action to advise and consent to the chief appraiser’s reappointment of two members to the Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board of Harris County Appraisal District.

8. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to contract with Philip Ewald Architecture Inc. to provide space planning and design services.

9. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the purchase of additional Street Level Imagery and LIDAR, and to authorize the Chief Appraiser to amend previous Interlocal Government Agreement with Harris County including HCAD as a Project Partner for the cost share of $350,000.

10. Discussion and possible action to review and authorize the Chief Appraiser to enter into a new three-year agreement with FIBERTOWN for continued use of their data center and colocation services, for a total cost of $141,120, paid $47,040 annually.

11. Discussion and possible action item to review and authorize the Chief Appraiser to purchase a one-year renewal for the District’s firewall support, including the subscription for all related devices and endpoint protection clients, from a DIR vendor Accudata Systems, for a total cost of $136,000.

12. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the third renewal option with an amendment on a contract with Corestaff Services for temporary staffing services with an estimated cost of $257,500 for 2022, with an increase of 3%.

13. Discussion and possible action regarding the disposition of 2021 excess funds.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

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

15. 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.

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

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

18. 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

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

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

21. Performance and salary review of the chief appraiser.

22. Adjournment.

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