Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met March 20

Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met March 20.

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 February 16, 2024.

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 last year.

c. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a one-year renewal of support and maintenance for Compellent Storage Arrays through Texas DIR Vendor, Centre Technologies in the amount of $99,000, same amount as last year.

d. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to renew a contract with Dick Hillyer for professional services related to the renewal of the district’s group benefits contracts in the amount of $27,000, an increase of $2,000 from 2023.

e. Authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the first renewal option on a contract with Corestaff Services and A-1 Personnel for temporary staffing services with an estimated cost of $200,000 for 2024, with no increase.

f. Discussion and possible action to approve funds for an employee recognition activity in connection with the 2024 HCAD employee social event in the amount of $15,000, an increase of $3,000 from 2023.

g. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

h. 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 and possible action to review and approve a purchase of a one-year modification to the DIR contract for support and subscription of VMware licenses from DIR vendor Accudata Systems in the amount of $501,000.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8. Report on the mailing of 2024 personal property renditions.

9. Report on mailing dealer inventory reporting materials.

10. Report on Exemption Volume.

11. Report on HCAD’s Texas Cyberstar Certificate.

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. 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. Adjournment.

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