Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Aug. 16

Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors met Aug. 16.

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. 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 June 21, 2023.

b. 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.

c. 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 2022.

d. 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, 2023 through September 30, 2024. The cost is $330,614, a 6.97% increase from last year.

e. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to extend the district’s depository contract for an additional two-year period.

f. Discussion and possible action to approve a plan to provide seasonal flu shots to HCAD employees and Appraisal Review Board members for the 2023 flu season.

g. Discussion and possible action to approve appreciation luncheons for HCAD employees and ARB members.

h. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to enter into a one-year agreement outsourcing all printer and Multi-Functional Unit (MFU) management to a Sourcewell Cooperative vendor DEX Imaging. The estimated annual cost is $101,000, approximately $10,000 decrease from last year.

i. Discussion and possible action to review and authorize Chief Appraiser to purchase Accedian’s Cybersecurity Internal Network Detection and Response services from a Texas DIR vendor InNet Technologies in the amount of $150,000.

j. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

k. Receive report on payment of bills, payroll, and transfers of funds between line items. Discussion and possible action, if any, related thereto.

ACTION ITEMS

7. Discussion, creation, and appointment of members to the Board Legislative Committee.

8. Discussion and possible action amending the Board of Directors’ Policy Manual to provide for committees to be appointed by the chairman and related matters.

9. Discussion and possible action amending the Board of Directors’ Policy Manual by changing the first sentence of the seventh paragraph of the “Meetings” section to read “The chief appraiser prepares the meeting notice and agenda for review and modification by the chairman who may add and/or delete matters.”

10. Discuss and possible action approving the 2024 budget for the Harris Central Appraisal District.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

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

12. Report from the Appraisal Review Board.

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

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

15. 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

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

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

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

19. Adjournment.

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