Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Aug. 17

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Aug. 17.

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 Supervisor Training Graduates.

6. Recognition of Public Relations Excalibur Award for Community Relations.

7. Presentation of the Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting.

8. Comments from members of the public.

Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

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 June 15, 2022.

b. Discussion and possible action to declare certain furniture and equipment as surplus and approve for sale or disposal.

c. Discussion and possible action to approve a plan to provide seasonal flu shots to HCAD employees and Appraisal Review Board members for the 2022 flu season.

d. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise a one year renewal option on a contract outsourcing all printer and Multi-Functional Unit (MFU) management to Global Laser. The estimated annual cost is $111,000, no increase over last year.

e. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to allocate funds for the continued use of the services for tax transparency website and taxing unit portal, as necessitated by the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019 (Senate Bill 2), from True Prodigy Tech Solutions. The amount for the services will be approximately $75,000, same as last year.

f. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise a one year renewal option on a contract with Eccentex Corp. for VisiFLOW software and services support. The maintenance cost is $150,000, same as 2021.

g. Discussion and possible action to authorize payment for general liability, property coverage, and workers’ compensation insurance through the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool for the year October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. The cost is $309,509, a 7.5% increase from last year.

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

10. Discussion and possible action to receive annual audit report from the district’s external auditors.

11. 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.

12. Discussion and possible adoption of Resolution 2022-03 changing the official name of Harris County Appraisal District.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

13. Report on the High-Resolution Street Level Imagery with LiDAR Program partnership and cost sharing.

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.

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. Report on corrections under Sec. 25.25(b), Tax Code.

22. Adjournment.

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