Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met June 15

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met June 15.

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. Recognition of HCAD Interns.

6. Comments from members of the public.

Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

7. Public hearing on the proposed budget for the Harris County Appraisal District for year 2023.

8. Public hearing on the proposed 2023-2024 reappraisal plan.

CONSENT AGENDA

9. “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 May 18, 2022.

b. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

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

ACTION ITEMS

10. Discussion and possible action of Resolution 2022-01 approving the 2023 budget for the Harris County Appraisal District.

11. Discussion and possible action to review and adopt Resolution 2022-02 approving the 2023-2024 reappraisal plan for the Harris County Appraisal District

12. Discussion and possible action to approve travel for the board members who plan to attend the International Association of Assessing Officers Annual Conference August 28 through August 31, 2022.

13. Discussion and possible action to award a contract for eight new formal hearing rooms on level one of the HCAD Building.

14. Discussion and possible action to approve request for waiver of penalty and interest on taxing unit quarterly assessment and authorize waiver if good cause shown.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

15. Report on Business & Industrial Property Division’s 2022 notice status.

16. Report on the 2021 Property Value Study findings for Pasadena ISD.

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

18. Report from the Appraisal Review Board.

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

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

21. 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

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

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

24. Discussion and possible action to cancel the regular July meeting of the Board of Directors and authorizing the Chief Appraiser and Chief Financial Officer to pay bills and payroll due by the third Wednesday of July 2022.

25. Adjournment.

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