Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Oct. 19

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Oct. 19.

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 Employee Designations.

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

6. Comments from members of the public.

Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

CONSENT AGENDA

7. “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 September 21, 2022.

b. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the eight-year purchase of an eight-year contract for digital aerial oblique imagery and hosting from sole source vendor, EagleView, formerly Pictometry International. The amount of the contract is $773,535.00, same as last year.

c. Discussion and possible action to review and approve renewal of a contract for human resources, applicant tracking, payroll and timekeeping software maintenance with Kronos, Inc., for $101,563, an increase of $1,000 from last year.

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

e. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the second 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.

f. Discussion and possible action to review and approve 2023 holiday schedule. g. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

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

ACTION ITEMS

8. Discussion and possible action to approve a supplemental lump sum contribution to the district’s TCDRS (Texas County & District Retirement) account and maintain other TCDRS plan provisions for Plan Year 2023.

9. Discussion and possible action to review and authorize the Chief Appraiser to renew a contract with TREPP to provide structured loan and CRE data as well as additional market analytics services.

10. Discussion and possible action allocating $379,275 excess “Less Salary Lapse” line funds from account number 3010 to the “Salaries & Wages” line in account number 3010 in the 2022 Budget. Said allocation to be used for a six percent (6%) annualized salary adjustment for District staff for November and December 2022.

11. Discussion and possible action to approve request for waiver of penalty and interest on quarterly assessment and authorize waiver if good cause shown for Katy ISD.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

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.

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

20. Discussion and possible action to change the date of the December regular meeting to December 14, 2022.

21. Adjournment.

https://hcad.org/assets/uploads/pdf/resources/2022/Agenda-October-19-2022-meeting.pdf