Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Nominating a Candidate to be Nominated to Serve as a Board Member for Tarrant County Appraisal District for Calendar Years 2016 and 2017
Requested Action
Council to approve the resolution nominating a candidate to be nominated to serve as board member for Tarrant County Appraisal District for calendar years 2016 and 2017.
Recommendation
Approval of Resolution.
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 on or elect by voting on 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).
The current Board consists of the following members:
Joe Potthoff, Chairman
Mike O’Donnell
Johnny Bennett
John Molyneaux
John Eubanks, Not seeking reappointment
Non- Voting Member
Ron Wright (Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector)
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, CPA, Director of Business Services, Business Services Department
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