Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Nominating Candidates to Serve as Board Members for Johnson County Appraisal District for Calendar Years 2018 and 2019
Requested Action
Council to approve the resolution nominating candidates to serve as board members for Johnson County Appraisal District for calendar years 2018 and 2019.
Recommendation
Staff is recommending the nomination of the existing four board members seeking to continue serving as board members for the next two calendar years, 2018 and 2019. The four board members seeking reappointment have worked with each other since 2007. One Board Member is retiring his position and staff is recommending Bob Spurlin who formerly resided as a board member from 2008-2015. The vitas of each board member are attached for review.
Byron Black
Toby Ford
Kent Williams
Larry Woolley
Don Beeson - Potential nominee to replace Bob Spurlin who is retiring his position on the Board. Don Beeson formerly served on the Board and is being nominated to serve in Bob Spurlin’s place.
Scott Porter - Non-voting member Tax Assessor/Collector
Staff is recommending the nomination of the existing board members and Don Beeson to replace Bob Spurlin. The City has (40) votes of a total voting block of 5,000.
Description/History
Taxing Entities within Johnson Appraisal District of Johnson County, Texas are entitled to nominate candidates for consideration and appointment to the County’s Appraisal Board. The process allows taxing authorities to oversee the administrative process of the County’s appraisal districts. Once candidates are nominated, the Appraisal District will notice the taxing authorities of the nominations and the taxing jurisdictions will then vote in the five - member Board which will occur in the late November early December time period. Statutory authority for this process is found in the Texas Property Tax Code - Section 6.03(g).
Justification
Texas law provides for the appointment of an Appraisal Board to oversee the administration and operation of an Appraisal District in Texas. The nomination and appointment of these Boards is derived from the taxing authorities within the Appraisal District.
Funding Source
N/A
Prepared By
Peter Phillis, Deputy City Manager
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