Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met May 18

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met May 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to the Texas Flag.

3. Roll Call.

4. Recognition of Service Awards and Employees of the Month.

5. Comments from members of the public.

Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

CONSENT AGENDA

6. “All matters listed under consent agenda are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion, there will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion of an item 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 April 20, 2022.

b. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

c. Discussion and possible action regarding authorization for payment of bills and payroll.

ACTION ITEMS

7. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the Harris County Appraisal District Investment Policy and Investment Strategies.

8. Discussion and possible action to schedule the date, time, and place for a public hearing on the proposed 2023 budget.

9. Discussion and possible action to schedule the date, time, and place for the proposed 2023 budget workshop.

10. Discussion and possible action to schedule the date, time, and place for a public hearing on the proposed 2023-2024 reappraisal plan.

11. Discussion and possible action to approve the purchase of laptop computers from DIR vendor Centre Technologies for $230,000.

12. Discussion and possible action regarding a request for waiver of penalty and interest on taxing unit quarterly assessment and authorize waiver if good cause shown.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

13. Report on providing the 2022 preliminary rolls to the taxing jurisdictions and certified estimates to the school districts, county, and cities.

14. Discuss the High-Resolution Street Level Imagery with LiDAR Project Update.

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

16. Report from the Appraisal Review Board.

17. Report on protests and hearings, including iFile and iSettle activities and report on publication of the newspaper notice of property tax protest and appeal procedures.

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

19. 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

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

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

22. Adjournment.

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