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Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met May 21.
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.
6. Report by a committee chair or a designee of the committee chair summarizing the result of the committee’s latest meetings.
CONSENT AGENDA
7. “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 April 16, 2025.
b. Discussion and possible action to exercise the first renewal option of a three year contract with DDI(Development Dimensions International) for MultiLevel Enterprise Solution for $54,000 for 2025. There is no increase in cost from 2024.
c. Discussion and possible action to approve a one-year renewal of Workday products subscription from Texas DIR vendor Precision Task Group in the amount of $483,827, a 2% or $9,486 increase over last year.
d. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 2025-05 relating to the Harris Central Appraisal District Investment Policy and Investment
Strategies. No changes are proposed.
e. Discussion and action to review and authorize the Chief Appraiser to renew a contract with TREPP to provide structured loan, commercial real estate data and market analytics services for $95,474 for 2025, which is an increase of 5% ($4,546) from 2024.
f. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.
g. Receive report on payment of bills, payroll, and transfers of funds between line items. Discussion and possible action, if any, related thereto.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
8. Report on protests and hearings, including iFile and iSettle activities and report on publication of the newspaper notice of property tax protest and appeal procedures.
9. Report on providing the 2025 preliminary rolls to the taxing jurisdictions and certified estimates to the school districts, county, and cities.
10. Report on Automatic Over-65 letters.
11. Report on Exemption volume and status.
12. Report on progress of Boardroom Remodel Project.
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. Consider and approve settlement of pending litigation, pending appeals to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and pending arbitrations.
18. Consider authorization of appeals under Sec. 42.02, Tax Code.
19. Adjournment.
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