Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Nominating Candidates to Serve as Nominees for an Appointment to Tarrant County’s Appraisal District Board for Calendar Years 2018 and 2019
Requested Action
Approve a resolution nominating candidates as nominees to serve as board members for Tarrant County Central Appraisal District for calendar years 2018 and 2019.
Recommendation
The City is recommending the nomination of the Mike O’Donnell and Mike Leyman as nominees for candidacy to the Central Appraisal District Board as board members for the next two calendar years, 2018 and 2019.The City is recommending the nomination of the following candidates for appointment to the Board.
Mike O’Donnell
Mike Leyman
Description/History
Taxing jurisdictions within Tarrant Appraisal District of Tarrant County, Texas are permitted by statute to nominate candidates for consideration and appointment to the County’s Appraisal Board. This process allows taxing authorities to oversee the administrative process of the County’s Appraisal District. Once candidates are nominated, the Appraisal District will notice the taxing entities of the nominations and the taxing jurisdictions will then elect by voting on the nominees for 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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