Title
Resolution - A Resolution to the City of Mansfield, Texas, Nominating Candidates to Serve as Nominees for an Appointment to Johnson County's Appraisal District Board for Calendar Years 2020 and 2021
Requested Action
Council to approve the resolution nominating candidates to serve as board members for Johnson County Appraisal District for calendar years 2020 and 2021.
Recommendation
Staff is recommending the nomination of the existing five board members seeking to continue serving as board members for the next two calendar years, 2020 and 2021. The five board members are seeking reappointment. The nomination and reappointment of the board members will provide for continuity and consistency in the administration of Johnson County Appraisal District. The vitas of each board member are attached for review. Byron Black, Toby Ford, Don Beeson, Larry Woolley and Albert Archer Sr. At this time staff is recommending the nomination of all board members as nominees.
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 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). Based on the amount of the 2018 adjusted tax levy imposed by each eligible taxing unit, Council has fifty (50) votes out of a total voting block of 5,000.
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 de...
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