Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met Dec. 18

Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met Dec. 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. 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 November 20, 2024.

b. Discussion and possible action item to review and approve a one-year renewal for the district’s firewall support, including the subscription for all related devices and endpoint protection clients, from a DIR vendor Converge Technology Solutions, for a total cost of $158,000, a 3% or $5,000 increase over last year.

c. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a one-year renewal of Cisco SmartNet - support, and maintenance for district’s Cisco devices, from The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) vendor Accudata Systems, for a total cost of $73,000, same as last year.

d. Authorize the chief appraiser to review and authorize 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 2025 is $226,788, which represents an approximate 4.5% increase from 2024. This cost includes forty (40) user licenses.

e. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

f. 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 new three-year agreement for the Cybersecurity Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services through a Choice Partners vendor Converge Technology Solutions. The annual cost for the services is $132,225, a 13% decrease or $19,000 from the last three-year agreement.

8. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a new two-year agreement with Cyclomedia for Street Level Imagery and LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), and to approve the first year’s purchase in the amount not to exceed $250,000.

9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Chief Appraiser to enter into a new 2-year contract with Valcre to provide appraisal software for production of commercial appraisal reports at a cost of $31,044 for the first year and $32,596 for the second, a locked in 5% increase, and a total cost for two years at $63,640.

10. Discussion and possible action to approve the reappointment of three members to the Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board of the Harris Central Appraisal District.

11. Discussion and possible action on hybrid work policies.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

12. Report on 2024 Houston Area GIS Day, Student’s and Professional events .

13. Report on Homestead Exemption Confirmation cards.

14. Discussion on Board of Directors election.

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. 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) considering the appointment of appraisal review board members; and (b) 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; (c) 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; (d) considering the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; (e) 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. Consideration of appraisal review board appointments as discussed in executive session and review and approve Resolution 2024-12, appointing individual(s) to the Appraisal Review Board.

20. Review and approve Resolution 2024-13, appointing officers to the Appraisal Review Board.

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

22. Consider authorization of appeals under Sec. 42.02, Tax Code. 23. Performance and salary review of the chief appraiser.

24. Adjournment.

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