[1. Call to Order]
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          JAMES VALADEZ: GOOD AFTERNOON, I
WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR 
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MEETING OF THE TRAVIS CENTRAL
APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF 
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DIRECTORS TO ORDER. THE TIME IS
ONE O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 
          [2. Establishment of Quorum]
10, 2023. WE'RE CONDUCTING THIS
MEETING AT TCAD HEADQUARTERS, LOCATED AT 850 EAST ANDERSON
LANE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE'RE ALSO
CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THIS MEETING THROUGH ONLINE BROADCAST
AS A COURTESY. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZENS
COMMUNICATION. I HAVE ONE 
          [3. Citizens Communication]
CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BILL
BURROWS. BILL, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP, WE'LL PUT THREE MINUTES
ON THE CLOCK, TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYER: SIR, I
DO HAVE A REPORT HERE, BUT I DID BRING COPIES. 
          JAMES VALADEZ: I'LL GO AHEAD AND
PASS THOSE OUT. 
          TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYER: OKAY,
GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER. 
          I'M A LEVEL FOUR LICENSED
APPRAISER. RECEIVED MY RPA IN 2022. I WAS FORMALLY EMPLOYED,
EMPLOYED BY THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WAS
TERMINATED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 RECEIVED AN EMAIL. THE HEART OF
THE MATTER HERE IS, IS I HAD A QUESTION ON ETHICS IN THE
WORKPLACE, AND WASN'T THE ONLY APPRAISER THAT HAD THESE
CONCERNS THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT WEIRD. IN VALUATION. WE SAW
APPRAISALS GO UP. LOOKS LIKE THE MARKET HAD INCREASED FROM 2022
UP UNTIL MAY, AND THEN, DUE TO INTEREST RATES, OR WHATEVER WE
WANT TO CALL IT MARKET ADJUSTMENT, HITTING INTEREST
RATES AT 4.5% SAW DOWNWARD SHIFT DEEPER. SENT SOME OF THAT
MATERIAL HERE ON THE SECOND PAGE, JUST SHOWING A LITTLE
GRAPH HERE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS THAT I HAD THOUGH WAS IN OUR
PILOT PROGRAM IN PFLUGERVILLE. 
          THIS WAS A NEW PROGRAM THE TCAD
INTRODUCED, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED VALUES BASED ON
SALES COMPARABLES BROUGHT AN ISSUE OUT. WAS WRITTEN UP IN
MAY. WE HAD A GROUP OF ABOUT HALF A DOZEN VETERAN APPRAISERS
THAT GOT WRITTEN UP BECAUSE IN FORMALS, IT WAS BELIEVED WE WERE
SETTING VALUES TOO LOW THAT WERE NOT REASONABLE BASED ON THE
PERCENT CUTS AS WE GOT INTO FORMAL HEARINGS. YOU KNOW, A LOT
OF THESE GOT DROPPED EVEN FURTHER. I GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF
THAT HERE ON THE LATTER PAGES. 
          BUT IN A NUTSHELL, IF WE LOOK ON
PAGE THREE, WHAT I WANT TO GET AT IS, IN 2022 THE DISTRICT DID
MONTHLY TIME APPRECIATION ADJUSTMENTS. I STOOD BEHIND
THIS, YOU KNOW, DEFENDED IT IN HEARING SEASONS HERE IN THE
MIDDLE SECTION, HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, I STAYED OUT IT STATED
OUT HERE ON OUR SALES NOTICES FOR 2022 BASED ON THE INCREASE
IN HOME PRICES IN TRAVIS COUNTY, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY COMPARABLE
PROPERLY, PROPERTY HAD TO BE APPROPRIATELY ADJUSTED. SO WE
APPLIED MONTHLY TIME ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH IS ON THE
NEXT PAGE. THIS WAS ACTUALLY OUR SALES CALCULATOR THAT WAS USED
FOR TIME ADJUSTMENT. OVER ON THE RIGHT, WE DID IT BY SCHOOL
DISTRICT FROM A LOW OF 2% ON UP TO A HIGH OF 3% THAT JAMES VALADEZ: THAT'S YOUR TIME,
SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATION. WE'LL, TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYER: UH,
LOOK, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS, AND FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT BILLY BE BLUES@GMAIL.COM
THAT'S BE I LL Y B, E, E, B, L, U, E, S@GMAIL.COM MY PHONE
NUMBER. I'M MAKING THIS TRANSPARENT. I BELIEVE TCAD
NEEDS TO BE TRANSPARENT. I THINK HOMEOWNERS WOULD BE APPALLED AT
SOME OF THE VALUES BY THE DISTRICT'S GRIDS. 
          JAMES VALADEZ: SIR, IF YOU, IF
YOU CAN, TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYER: THAT
NUMBER IS 512, JAMES VALADEZ: SIR TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYER: 7713882,
AGAIN, 512-771-3882, 127713882, BILLY BE BELIEVES@GMAIL.COM
WILLING TO DISCUSS THIS OPENLY WITH ANYBODY WHO WILL HAVE A
LISTENING EAR. THANK YOU, JAMES VALADEZ: BRUCE. 
          BRUCE ELFANT: WE'RE NOT WE'RE
NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE DURING CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. THE
FIRST THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT MY COPY STARTS WITH PAGE
FOUR, AND YOU REPRESENT REFERENCE PAGE THREE, WHAT I
WANTED TO TELL YOU IS THAT I'M GOING TO ASK THE APPRAISAL
DISTRICT TO REVIEW THIS AND RESPOND TO US, SINCE IN A
SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. 
          OSEZUA EHIYAMEN: THEN ALSO, I'M
NOT TOO COMFORTABLE THAT THE CHAIRMAN'S. THREE MINUTES. YOU
EXCEEDED YOUR THREE MINUTES, AND 
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YOU KEEP INSISTING, WE CAN'T
GIVE YOU A PERSONAL CALL. IT'S NOT A PERSONAL ISSUE, RIGHT? SO
FOR NEXT TIME, IN TERMS OF WHEN YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF IN A PUBLIC
DOMAIN, YOU NEED TO PLEASE A BIT, BE CIVIL AND BE COMPLIANT.
IT WAS A BIT RUDE FOR NOT LISTENING TO THE CHAIRMAN. THANK
YOU. 
          JAMES VALADEZ: THANK YOU FOR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA
IS ITEM FOUR, A, WHICH IS WITHIN 
          [4. Regular Agenda]
OUR REGULAR AGENDA, THIS IS
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND
DUTIES RELATED TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF APPRAISER. FOR THIS
ITEM, I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A MOTION TO GO INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MOVE, MOVED BY DOCTOR O, SECONDED BY MISS
MONTOYA, CITING GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO
THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 551074, TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT,
EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT AND DUTIES RELATED
TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF APPRAISER AT 1:06 THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS WILL GO 
          [a. Discussion and Possible Action on Appointment, Employment, and Duties Related to the Position of Chief Appraiser]
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THE TIME IS 2:03 AND THE
APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF 
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DIRECTORS IS BACK FROM EXECUTIVE
SESSION WHERE WE DISCUSSED ITEM 
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FOUR, A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
ACTION ON APPOINTMENT, 
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EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES RELATED TO
THE POSITION OF CHIEF APPRAISER. 
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AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A
MOTION. 
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OSEZUA EHIYAMEN: THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. 
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CHAIRMAN. I, DOCTOR OSEZUA
EHIYAMEN, MOVE THAT THE BOARD 
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ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
COMMITTEE TO APPOINT LEANA MANN 
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AS THE NEXT CHIEF APPRAISER,
SUBJECT TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. 
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THANK YOU. 
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SO MOVE JAMES VALADEZ: THAT HAS BEEN
MOVED BY DR O AND SECONDED BY MISS MONTOYA. OH SET MOVED BY DR
O AND SECONDED BY MR. BUCKLE. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS
ITEM? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL MOVE
ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS FOR OSEZUA EHIYAMEN: MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          JAMES VALADEZ: YES, SIR, I WANT
TO ALSO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPRECIATE THE SUB COMMITTEE FOR
THIS EXERCISE WAS THE WITH THE PEDIGREE OF THIS INCOMING CHIEF
APPRAISER, AND WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE HAS BEEN SO AWESOME THE
TIME YOU ARE PUT IN COMMITMENT 
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AND EVERYTHING AND MAKING SURE
THAT THE PROCESS WAS DULY FOLLOWED. WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR A JOB WELL DONE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4B WHICH IS 
          [b. Discussion and Possible Action to Add Items to Future Items]
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS. 
          WE'LL BE MEETING AT THE DECEMBER
13. I BELIEVE, DO WE THE 13TH OF DECEMBER? I BELIEVE IN MARYA CRIGLER: TENTATIVELY, GUYS
HAD SET DECEMBER 13 IS THE DATE FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING. 
          JAMES VALADEZ: ANY ITEMS TO SEE
ON THAT? OKAY? HEARING NONE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4C WHICH IS
ADJOURNMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? 
          [5. Adjournment]
OSEZUA EHIYAMEN: I MOVE. 
          JAMES VALADEZ: OKAY. IT'S BEEN
MOVED BY DR O SECOND, SECONDED BY NICOLE CONLEY. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED. 
          THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL
DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS STANDS ADJOURNED AT 2:06.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.