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Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met March 19.

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, Employees of the Month and IAAO Designees.

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 26, 2025.

b. Discussion and possible action to review and approve one-year renewal of a subscription to TrueRoll software for automating the processing of exemption applications received electronically through Omnia Partners vendor SHI in the amount of $287,000, same as last year.

c. Discussion and possible action to review and approve one-year subscription renewal with Eccentex Corporation for the Case Management System in the amount of $65,000, the same as last year.

d. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a second-year renewal of a three-year contract for support and subscription of VMware licenses from DIR vendor Accudata Systems. The cost of the renewal is $428,100, 3.5% or $14,000 increase over last year.

e. Discussion and possible action to approve one-year renewal of licensing and support for the District’s remote access solution through a DIR vendor Accudata Systems in the amount of $95,000, same as last renewal.

f. 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 $30,000, an increase of $3,000 from 2024.

g. Discussion and possible action to approve funds for an employee recognition activity in connection with the 2025 HCAD employee social event in the amount of $15,000, the same as 2024.

h. Discussion and possible action to declare certain furniture and equipment as surplus and approval for sale and/or disposal.

i. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

j. 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 approve the purchase of replacement workstations from a DIR vendor CDW-G for a total cost of $91,000.

8. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 2025-03, approving the Artificial Intelligence Governance Framework for the district .

9. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a purchase of one-year Google Cloud Platform (GCP) computing services from Omnia vendor SHI in the total amount of $86,000.

10. Discussion and possible action to review proposals and award a contract for the replacement of generator number three for the appraisal district headquarters building at 13013 Northwest Freeway.

11. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the modernization of the boardroom for the appraisal district headquarters building at 13013 Northwest Freeway .

DISCUSSION ITEMS

12. Discussion on the online streaming of Board of Directors Meetings.

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

14. Report from the Appraisal Review Board.

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

16. 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

17. Consideration of appraisal review board appointments as discussed in executive session and review and approve Resolution 2025-04, appointing individual(s) to the Appraisal Review Board.

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

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

20. Adjournment.

https://hcad.org/assets/uploads/pdf/resources/2025/Agenda-final-Regular-meeting-March-19-2025.pdf