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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7774 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7774 (a To the Mayor and Members of the City Council November 23, 1993 41 Subject: Appointments to the Tarrant Appraisal District(TAD) is" Appraisal Review Board (ARB) The Board of Directors of the Tarrant Appraisal District will be considering the appointment of new members to the Appraisal Review Board during its December monthly meeting. There are fifteen positions to be filled before the hearing season begins in June. Six of these positions are filled by persons not eligible for reappointment. A copy of the resolution adopted by the TAD Board of Directors outlining the guidelines for appointment to the Tarrant Appraisal Review Board is attached. Candidates for the ARB should have expressed-their willingness to serve and have the time to devote to the job. They should be prepared to serve a minimum of four days a week during the busy four month period (approximately July through October). Candidates should provide a brief biography reflecting their qualifications. TAD will conduct an orientation session for all interested and recommended members to discuss duties,time commitment,compensation and other items of interest. If the City Council should desire to make recommendations for appointments to the ARB, the name of the candidates, together with a brief resume, address, and phone number should be submitted to Mr. John Marshall, TAD Executive Officer, by December 2, 1993. Bob Terrell City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH,TEXAS RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Tarrant Appraisal District ("TAD") by resolution of a majority of its members may set the number of members of Tarrant Appraisal Review Board (11TARB11) at a number greater than three and no greater than thirty as is necessary to accomplish TARB's duties in the manner and within the time prescribed by law, and WHEREAS, the Board by resolution of a majority of its members appoints members of TARE to hold office for terms of two years beginning on January 1 and appoints members to fill vacancies for unexpired portions of terms; it is therefore RESOLVED, that members of TARE must meet all requirements imposed by applicable laws, which laws now require that each member-- 1. reside within the boundaries of TAD at the beginning of and at all times during his or her term of .off ice; 2. have resided within the boundaries of TAD for at least two years prior to the beginning of his or her term of office; 3. not be a member of the Board of TAD; 4. not be an officer or employee of TAD; 5. not be an officer or employee of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; 6. not be an officer or employee of any taxing unit that participates in TAD; 7. not have served for all or part of three previous terms on TARE; 8. not be related within the second degree of consan- guinity or affinity to an individual who is engaged in the business of appraising property for compensation for use in proceedings under the Title 1 of the Texas Tax Code involving TAD or any taxing unit that participates in TAD; 9. not be related within the second degree of consan- guinity or affinity to an individual who is 'engaged in the business of representing property owners ior compensation in proceedings under Title 1 of the Texas Tax Code involving TAD or any taxing unit that participates in TAD; 10. not be a party to a contract with TAD or any taxing unit that participates in TAD 11. not have a substantial interest in any business entity that is a party to a contract with TAD or any taxing unit that participates in TAD; 12. not have any other interests that conflict with the interests of TARE or TAD and that are prohibited by any law, including the common law relating to conflicts of interests. RESOLVED, further that in appointing members tc. Board of Directors shall consider the following: TARE is required by law to review appraisal records; to hear and determine protests concerning valuation, eligibility for exemptions, and other matters; to hear and determine challenges by taxing units; and to hear and determine motions for corrections of records. In performing these duties, TARE is a public body subject to the requirements of the Texas - Tax Code and Open Meetings Law and other laws. Accordingly, each candidate for appointment to TARE should -- (a) be generally familiar with or willing to become familiar with the definition of 'market value and and with generally accepted appraisal techniques; (b) be generally familiar with or willing to become familiar with economic conditions that influence the market value of real and personal property in the area that TAD serves; (c) be generally familiar with or willing to become familiar with the types of properties and the types of public and private, non-profit community service organizations that may qualify for exemption from taxation; (d) be able and willing to apply the laws to matters under consideration to the best of his or her understanding of those laws; (e) be able and willing to treat all parties to and participants in TARE proceedings fairly, impartially and respectfully; (f) be available during his or her term of office to serve at the call of the chairman as may reasonably be necessary to constitute a quorum to accomplish TARB's duties in the manner and within the time poll, prescribed by law; and (g) be able and willing to abide by the policies and to follow the procedures adopted by TARB. (h) Not have been an administrative or management employee or elected official of the appraisal district or any taxing entity of Tarrant County for a period of two years prior to appointment. (i) Not be related at the time of appointment within the first degree of consanguinity or first degree of affinity to an individual who is an administrative or management employee or elected official of the appraisal district, or any taxing entity of Tarrant County, or State of Texas with statewide jurisdiction. RESOLVED FURTHER, that TARB serves a diverse population. Accordingly, as nearly as is reasonably practicable, the membership of TARB shall be fairly representative of all of the several economic, religious, cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender groups that comprise the population that TAD serves. ADOPTED THIS 25th DAY OF JUNE, 1993. J K. rwo f.?-&Chairman r Ruth Ann McKinney, Secretary Gene Miers Joe Potthoff Tommy Vaugh(r ARB MEMBERS WITH TERMS EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 1993 Term Number Citv Jack Adler 1st Fort Worth James Beene 3rd* Arlington Jack Benson 3rd* Fort Worth Sam Brous 2nd Fort Worth John Clark 3rd* Fort Worth Joy James . 1st Fort Worth Gaylon Mayfield 1st Bedford * Michael McKinney 3rd* Fort Worth Charles McMillan 2nd Fort Worth Bill Palm 2nd Fort Worth Manuel Pasillas 3rd* N. Richland Hills Clevan Richardson 2nd Fort Worth Richard Slatkin 1st Fort Worth Hope Tinsley 1st Fort Worth Mac Wilburn 3rd* Grapevine 11 - Fort Worth 1 - Arlington 1 - Grapevine 1 - Bedford 1 - N. Richland Hills P ,,,,, *Not eligible for re-election