Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Nominating Candidates to Serve as Board Members for Tarrant County Appraisal District for Calendar Years 2014 and 2015
Requested Action
Council to approve the resolution nominating candidates to serve as board members for Tarrant County Appraisal District for calendar years 2014 and 2015.
Recommendation
Staff is recommending the nomination of the existing board members to continue serving as board members for the next two calendar years, 2014 and 2015. The current board members have worked in concert with each other and nominating the current board members for continued service provides for continuity and consistency the administration of Tarrant Appraisal District. The vitas of each board member are attached for review.
Joe Potthoff Chairman
David Averitt
John Fegan
John Molyneaux
Michael Glaspie
Non- Voting Member
Ron Wright (Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector)
Description/History
Taxing Entities within Tarrant Appraisal District of Tarrant 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 K. Phillis, CPA, Director of Business Services
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