Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met March 15

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met March 15.

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. Recognition of Service Awards and Employees of the Month.

5. Comments from members of the public.

Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

CONSENT AGENDA

6. “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 February 15, 2023.

b. Discussion and possible action to review and authorize the chief appraiser to extend the Verizon Wireless services for the seventh year, through Texas DIR, in the approximate amount of $116,000, same amount as 2022.

c. Discussion and possible action to review and approve one-year subscription fee with Eccentex Corporation for the Case Management System (CMS). The cost is $64,128, approximately $4,000 or 1% increase from 2022.

d. Discussion and possible action to approve funds for an employee recognition activity in connection with the 2023 HCAD employee social event in the amount of $12,000, the same as 2022.

e. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

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

ACTION ITEMS

7. Discussion and possible action to review proposals and approve going into a contract with a temporary staff service provider to meet the district’s seasonal resource needs.

8. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the updated list of payees for which checks over $25,000.00 may be signed by staff.

9. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the third-year renewal of a three-year Enterprise Agreement (EA) and True-Up for selected Microsoft software licenses from state DIR vendor, SoftwareOne, in the amount of $427,000 which is a $77,000 or 16% decrease from 2022.

10. Discussion and possible action regarding the assignment and reallocation of funds from the Restricted Operating Reserve Fund to pay off the HCAD building loans.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

11. Report on 2023 reappraisal and status of noticing.

12. Report on HCAD community relations.

13. Report on 2023 High School Summer Employment Program.

14. Report on the Strategic Plan for 2023-2027.

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

16. Report from the Appraisal Review Board.

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

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

19. 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

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

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

22. Adjournment.

WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL of the District this 10th day of March 2023.

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