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Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors met Nov. 19.

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. Recognition of People Leader Foundation Graduates.

6. Comments from members of the public.

Speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes.

7. Report by a committee chair or a designee of the committee chair summarizing the result of the committee’s latest meetings.

CONSENT AGENDA

8. “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 October 15, 2025.

b. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the fourth year renewal of a six-year contract for property management services with Colliers Property Management Services Houston, LLC. The cost of the services will be approximately $290,849, a (3%) or $8,470 increase from 2025.

c. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the third year of a six-year contract for janitorial services with Alanton Group, Inc. The cost for the services will be approximately $241,320, a (2.65%) or $6,228 increase from 2025.

d. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a second-year renewal of a three-year agreement for the Cybersecurity Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services through a Choice Partners vendor Converge Technology Solutions. The cost of the renewal is $132,225, same as last year.

e. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a one-year renewal option of the Custom CAMA software maintenance and support contract with Manatron, Inc. under Harris Computer Systems (Harris) ownership (formerly owned by Thompson Reuters). The cost of the renewal is $527,644, a (7%) or $34,000 increase from last year.

f. Discussion and possible action to review and approve a one-year renewal of a subscription to TrueRoll software for automating the processing of exemption applications received on paper through Omnia Partners vendor, SHI in the amount of $125,000, a (1.7%) or $2,000 increase over last year.

g. Discussion and possible action item to review and approve either a three-year renewal in the total amount of $385,000 or a one-year renewal in the amount of $147,000, same as last year, for the district’s firewall support, including the subscription for all related devices and endpoint protection clients, from a DIR vendor Converge Technology Solutions.

h. Discussion and action to review and authorize the Chief Appraiser to renew a contract with sole source vendor TREPP to provide structured loans, commercial real estate data and market analytics services for a total cost of $236,437 over a three-year period.

i. Discussion and possible action to authorize the chief appraiser to exercise the third renewal option on contracts with Corestaff Services and A-1 Personnel for temporary staffing services with an estimated cost of $400,000 for 2026, same as 2025.

j. Receive the district’s monthly financial reports.

k. Receive report on payment of bills, payroll, and transfers of funds between line items. Discussion and possible action, if any, related thereto.

ACTION ITEMS

9. Discuss new IRS limitations on employee 457(b) retirement plans, consider addition of eligible Roth Plan options, and review and possibly amend existing agreements with 457(b) plan providers.

10. Discussion and possible action to approve the district’s TCDRS (Texas County & District Retirement) plan rate and maintain other TCDRS plan provisions for Plan Year 2026.

11. Discussion and possible action to approve specifications for security services and authorize publishing of request for proposals.

12. Discussion and possible action to review and approve an emergency replacement of a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) in the main data center from Correct Electric in the amount of $125,000.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

13. Discussion of valuation considerations the year after a successful protest and the effect of characteristic changes in the subsequent year.

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

15. Report from the Appraisal Review Board.

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

17. 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

18. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 2025-14, appointing individuals to serve as members of the Appraisal Review Board beginning January 1, 2026.

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

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

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

22. Adjournment.

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