Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Dec. 14

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Dec. 14.

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. Report on Houston Chronicle’s Top Workplaces.

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 November 16, 2022.

b. Discussion and possible action to approve 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 2023 is $196,854, which represents an approximate 9.36% increase from 2022. This cost includes thirty-eight (38) user licenses.

c. Discussion and possible action to approve a third-year renewal option of a contract with Cornerstone for performance and learning management system for $82,735 for 2022, with an increase of 4.5% ($3,563) from 2021.

d. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

e. 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 the reappointment of three members to the Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board of Harris Central Appraisal District.

9. Discussion and possible action to 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 purchase of the services. The amount of the cost share purchase is not to exceed $500,000.

10. Discussion and possible action to approve the disposition of 2022 excess funds.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

11. Report on 2022 Houston Area GIS Day, Student’s, and Professional events.

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. Performance and salary review of the chief appraiser.

20. Adjournment.

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