Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Nominating Candidates to Serve as Board Members for Tarrant County’s Appraisal District for Calendar Years 2020 and 2021
Requested Action
Council to approve a resolution nominating a candidate to serve as a board member for Tarrant County Central Appraisal District for calendar years 2020 and 2021.
Recommendation
Staff is recommending the nomination of Mike Leyman as nominee for candidacy to the Central Appraisal District Board as a board member for the next two calendar years, 2020 and 2021. The City is recommending the nomination of the following candidate for appointment to the Board.
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. 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-four (54) 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 derived from the taxing authorities within the Appraisal District.
Funding Source
NA
Prepared By
Peter Phillis, Deputy City Manager
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