Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Jan. 18

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Jan. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are listed below.

1. Call to Order.

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

3. Roll Call.

4. Elect a board chair, secretary and assistant secretary for 2023.

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 December 14, 2022.

b. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a one-year renewal of support and subscription for VMware licenses from DIR vendor Centre Technologies in the amount of $116,000.

c. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a one-year renewal of maintenance and support for the network storage from a DIR vendor Accudata Systems, a Converge Company, in the amount of $91,000.

d. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

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

ACTION ITEMS

8. Discussion and possible action to review bids and award a contract for facilities management and operations services for the appraisal district headquarters building at 13013 Northwest Freeway.

9. Discussion and possible action to review and approve specifications for the purchase of temporary staffing services and authorize publication of bid request.

10. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a contract with sole source vendor Eccentex Corporation for enhancements to the district’s case management system (“CMS”) in the amount of $64,872.

11. Discussion and possible action to approve travel for the board members who plan to attend the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts Annual Conference February 19 through February 22, 2023, in Dallas, Texas.

12. Discussion and possible action to appoint a voting delegate and an alternate to the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts Annual Conference.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

13. Report on 2022 Be a Resource for CPS Kids project.

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. Discussion and possible action to set the 2023 year compensation for the chief appraiser and the taxpayer liaison officer.

23. Adjournment.

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