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Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met Oct. 15.

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.

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 September 17, 2025.

b. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the second one-year renewal option on a contract with Just Appraised Inc. for property transaction information at a cost of $207,000 per year, the same amount as last year.

c. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the second one-year renewal option on a contract with CourthouseDirect.com for online ownership information at a cost of $4,000 per month, the same amount as last year.

d. Discussion and possible action to review and approve fourth-year renewal of the Enterprise Agreement for Geographic Information System software from ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.) in the amount of $748,000, a 6.5% increase over last year.

e. Discussion and possible action to review and approve second-year renewal of storage maintenance and support from DIR vendor Accudata Systems, a Converge Company, in the amount of $148,000, a 6.5% decrease from last year.

f. Discussion and possible action to review and approve the 2026 holiday schedule.

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

8. Discussion and possible action to review proposals and award contract for official depository of all or a portion of the funds of the appraisal district.

9. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a contract renewal for industrial appraisal services with Capitol Appraisal Group, Inc. The 2026 total amount of this contract is $441,000, which is the same as last year.

10. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a contract renewal for industrial appraisal services with Hugh L. Landrum & Associates. The 2026 total amount of this contract is $598,865 which is the same as last year.

11. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a contract renewal for utility, mineral, and industrial appraisal services with Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. The 2026 total amount of this contract is $539,454 which is the same as last year.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

12. Report on protests and hearings, including electronic settlement activities.

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 or complaint or charge against 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 or security devices or a security audit; (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 (f) deliberating a cybersecurity measure, policy, or contract solely intended to protect a critical infrastructure facility located in the jurisdiction of the governmental body.

OTHER MATTERS AND ADDITIONAL ACTION ITEMS

17. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 2025-10, appointing individuals to serve as members of the Appraisal Review Board beginning January 1, 2026.

18. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 2025-11, ratifying the board’s appointment by majority vote of an individual nominated by the governing bodies of taxing units to fill the vacancy on Harris Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors.

19. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 2025-12, ratifying the Board of Director’s decision to hire Adam Bogard as Chief Appraiser Designate of the Harris Central Appraisal District effective until December 31, 2025, after which Mr. Bogard will assume the role of Chief Appraiser beginning January 1, 2026.

20. Discussion on search parameters for HCAD’s website.

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

24. Adjournment.

https://hcad.org/assets/uploads/pdf/resources/2025/Agenda-final-Regular-meeting-October-15-2025.pdf