Dec 09, 2024 Board of Directors Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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JAMES VALADEZ: GOOD MORNING, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR MEETING

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[2. Establishment of Quorum]

WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THIS MEETING THROUGH ONLINE BROADCAST AS A COURTESY. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS

[3. Citizens Communication]

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JAMES VALADEZ: OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS

[4. Recognition of Bruce Elfant and Tom Buckle]

BRUCE ELFANT: THANK, THANK, THANK YOU AS WELL. I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT 12 YEARS ON THE APPRAISAL BOARD WOULD MAKE ME THE SENIOR MEMBER, BUT I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T MAKE IT. TOM AND BLANCA HAVE CONTINUED, AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT MEMBERS TO SERVE WITH ALL THIS TIME. AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED BEING ON THIS BOARD, AND I'VE I'VE ENJOYED WATCHING THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT MATURE WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPARENCY AND WEATHERING THE THE RAPID GROWTH APPRAISALS OVER THE YEARS, I THINK WE'RE DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB EXPLAINING TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I WILL MISS YOU. NEXT TIME I'M IN THIS BUILDING, I'LL BE HERE TO PROTEST MY APPRAISAL, DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: EVEN THOUGH TOM BUCKLE WASN'T OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, HE PROVIDED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF LEGAL INSIGHT AND ADVICE THAT WAS INVALUABLE TO ME AND THANK YOU TOM FOR ALWAYS BEEN A STEADY HAND AND THE PERSON WHO I COULD TURN TO. THANK YOU WELL.

TOM BUCKLE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEBORAH, LEANA MANN: ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND ALL OF THE TCAD EMPLOYEES, I GOT YOU THAT.

DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: OH, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

LEANA MANN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR TCAD AND THE APPRAISERS, THE STAFF AND THE TAXPAYERS.

TOM BUCKLE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

JAMES VALADEZ: WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS OUR

[5. Consent Agenda]

DICK LAVINE: YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. I SO MOVE.

JAMES VALADEZ: IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. LAVINE, SECONDED BY MR. BUCKLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST

[6. Regular Agenda]

AND SO DURING THE SUMMER TIME, YOU'LL SEE THAT THOSE MONTHS, MAY, JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, HAD SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ACTIVITY. THOSE WERE THE MONTHS WHEN THE ARB HAD THEIR HEARINGS, BUT WE ALSO HAD A DEPUTY TO TELL TLO ON SITE TO DO THE SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO BE HERE TO MEET WITH PROPERTY OWNERS WHO FELT LIKE THEY IMMEDIATELY NEEDED THE ATTENTION OF A TAXPAYER LIAISON. SO THEN WE SHE IS NOW BACK WORKING.

HERE IN DECEMBER, SHE IS ADDRESSING TWO THINGS, THE

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MY FINAL THING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY IS ARB RECRUITMENT.

IT IS WHERE I HAVE SPENT MOST OF MY TIME THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND SO WE HAVE HAD 64 APPLICANTS DURING THE PROCESS.

WE'VE LOST 14 OF THEM, ABOUT 20% AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY EITHER DIDN'T LIVE IN TRAVIS COUNTY. THEY HADN'T RESIDED IN TRAVIS COUNTY FOR TWO YEARS. THEY WERE DELINQUENT IN THEIR TAXES, THEY WITHDREW BECAUSE OF MEDICAL REASONS, OR THEY'VE ACCEPTED EMPLOYMENT, AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF NO SHOWS. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOR YOU TO APPOINT TODAY, 47 CANDIDATES, AND I HAVE THREE THAT ARE PENDING SCHEDULING. SO SINCE YOU HAVE INCREASED THE THRESHOLD OF THE BOARD TO 125 I STILL HAVE 25 APPLICANTS TO RECRUIT AND SCHEDULE FOR INTERVIEWS IN JANUARY. WE HAVE TWO DESIGNATED DAYS IN JANUARY FOR THOSE INTERVIEWS, SORT OF FOR THE ARB. IT SORT OF SPLITS THE NEW MEMBER CLASS EVENLY. WE HAVE 29 COMING IN. WE'LL HAVE 28 COMING IN THE NEXT TIME BECAUSE OF THE THREE THAT I STILL HAVE PENDING SCHEDULING. SO MISS MARTINEZ HELPS ME TRACK SOME DATA THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. WHERE DO WE GET THESE ARB RECRUITS FROM? NUMBER ONE IS FRIENDS AND FAMILY REFERRALS.

NUMBER TWO IS KUT AND NUMBER THREE PEOPLE LIST AS OTHERS, SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE THOSE COME FROM. AND THEN WE DO A COST BREAKDOWN OF WHAT IT COSTS US TO RECRUIT THOSE APPLICANTS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE RUNNING AT ABOUT $1,400 JUST OVER $1,400 PER

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JAMES VALADEZ: MS. CARTWRIGHT DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY YOU HAVEN'T GONE TO ROTARY CLUBS OR SOME CIVIC CLUBS TO THAT WOULDN'T COST ANY MONEY.

YOU WOULD JUST CONTACT THEM AND ASK IF THEY WOULD CONSIDERAPPLYING.

BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: I DON'T. I HAVEN'T WRITTEN ANY OF THE LAST YEAR I DID WRITE SOME OF THE COMMUNITYASSOCIATIONS, BUT I HAVEN'T GONE TO ANY OF THE ROTARY CLUBS. I CAN CERTAINLY TRY AND FIND LAST YEAR I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO FIND SOME OF THOSE CONTACT INFORMATION. BUT. OKAY JAMES VALADEZ: MISS GARCIA, BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: I CAN HELP YOU IF YOU WANT WANT ME TO TO GET YOU SOME NUMBERS OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FROM THE APPLICANTS. HOW MANY SPEAK SPANISH? BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: I DON'T KNOW THAT WE REALLY CAN TELL FROM THE APPLICATIONS. MAYBE THE COMMITTEE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THAT, BUT IT'S NOT A QUESTION ON THE APPLICATION, WHETHER YOU'RE BILINGUAL.

BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: NO, NO, IT'S NOT A QUESTION. YES, OKAY, THEN BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: RIGHT. MR. HANNAH MIGHT HAVE SOME INPUT HERE.

JETT HANNA: THERE WERE SEVERAL WHO INDICATED FACILITY WITH SPANISH, AND I'M I'M RECALLING MAYBE FIVE OR SO OUT OF THE BUNCH THAT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THAT, AND IT WAS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT THAT STOOD OUT TO US.

BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: IT'S A CONCERN THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS.

JETT HANNA: SURE.

BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: THANK YOU.

JIE LI: JUST ONE LAST THING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT. AND IF YOU WANT TO FORWARD ME INFORMATION FOR THE REQUIREMENTS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP SENDING THAT OUT TO SOME ORGANIZATIONS WELL, FOR RECRUITING.

BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: OKAY, JAMES VALADEZ: MS. CARTWRIGHT DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: I'M LOOKING AT YOUR ZIP CODE LIST OF NUMBERS OF ACTIVITY THAT YOU HAVE, AND ONE OF THE SMALLEST OF THE NUMBERS IS IN DEL VALLE. AND WE HAVE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF PRESENCE IN DEL VALLE BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY GROUP. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE MIGHT USE THESE NUMBERS AND SPREAD THE LOVE AROUND TO OTHER AREAS IN THE COUNTY, BASED ON THE TAXPAYER LIAISON IS SEEN AS FAR AS COMPLAINTS AND INPUT AND ACTIVITY, AND PARTICULARLY IN LAKE TRAVIS AND WITHIN AUSTIN ISD .

BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: WELL, AND I THINK WHY YOU'RE SEEING THE NUMBER OF SCHEDULED EVENTS IN DEL VALLE IS BECAUSE LAST YEAR'S NUMBER WAS HIGH, AND SO WE'VE OBVIOUSLY IMPACTED THE EDUCATION THERE SO DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: AND THAT'S THE POINT. THAT'S EXACTLY FOCUSED WHERE THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY AN INTEREST. AND I THINK THAT THESE NEW NUMBERS INDICATE THERE'S BEEN A SWITCH, AND WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER SOME MOVEMENT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

LEANA MANN: PART OF THE CHALLENGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THAT WE RELY ON COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP FACILITATE THE EVENTS, AND THE EAST AUSTIN AREA HAS BEEN SO AFFECTED BY THE MARKET VALUES CHANGING THAT THEY'VE GOT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ASKING US TO COME, WE DID NOT TURN DOWN A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT THIS YEAR, SO WE DID DO A COUPLE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. AND SO IF THEY ASK US TO COME, WE GO, BUT WE NEED A PARTNER IN THAT AREA TO HELP.

DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: WELL, BRUCE ELFANT, BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT, YES, THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY THAT WE THAT THE DISTRICT DID IN 78744 AREA.

HOWEVER, THERE WASN'T THAT MANY. THE ATTENDANCE WAS NOT LIKE 100%. WE STILL NEED WORK THERE. WE STILL NEED WORK IN OTHER AREAS, LIKE LAKE TRAVIS, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE IN LAKE TRAVIS. AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, HOMES ARE NOT SELLING, AND THAT'S A REASON THAT YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF CALLS FROM THAT AREA, AND PROBABLY TERRYTOWN, THE WEST WEST AREA, AND THAT'S AND THAT'S FAIR. I MEAN, THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE A REASON TO BE CALLING, BUT YEAH, WE STILL HAVE TO DO A LOT OF WORK IN THAT ZIP CODE AND IN ALL THE THAT CRESCENT OF THE NORTHEAST CRESCENT IN THE COUNTY.

JAMES VALADEZ: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JETT.

JETT HANNA: I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND BETTY ON THE HER WORK IN

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JAMES VALADEZ: MR. LAVINE, DICK LAVINE: HOW MANY EMAILS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD? BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: I THINK THAT LEANNA WILL MS. MANN WILL HAVE TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR ANSWERS THAT EMAIL BOX.

LEANA MANN: YEAH, WE HAVE A SEPARATE BOARD EMAIL FROM TLO, AND IT GETS QUITE A FEW, AND MOST ARE CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATED INQUIRIES THAT OUR STAFF CAN HELP WITH. IF THERE'S AN ONE THAT IS PARTICULAR TO THE BOARD THAT THEY NEED TO RESPOND TO, RESPOND TO THEM. WE'LL PRINT IT OUT AND GIVE IT TO YOU AT THE MEETING.

DICK LAVINE: OKAY, I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER PART OF THAT INQUIRY ABOUT THE EMAIL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, LIKE I DO AND PROBABLY THE OTHER ELECTEDS, SET UP OUR OWN GMAIL FOR THE CAMPAIGN, AND THAT'S PUBLIC, AND I DON'T MIND THE PUBLIC SEEING THAT.

BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: SO YOU WOULD LIKE THE YOUR PUBLIC EMAIL ADDRESSES SENT TO THAT DICK LAVINE: TO THAT INDIVIDUAL, SURE TO THAT INDIVIDUAL BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: OKAY? BUT AS FOR FOLLOW UP AND DO THAT, OKAY, AND DICK LAVINE: BUT AS FOR THE ALL THE EMAILS GOING TO THE BOARD. I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY.

AND ONE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SECOND JETT'S COMMENT ABOUT BETTY, ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. WE'VE HAD THREE FULL DAYS OF ARB INTERVIEWS. THEY'VE ALL GONE EXTREMELY SMOOTHLY. SHE'S SCHEDULED PEOPLE. THEY'VE SHOWN UP ON TIME ALSO, AND YOU'VE PREPPED THEM. THEY'RE READY TO GO. SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD PROCESS, CONSIDERING THE NUMBERS WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH.

BETTY THOMPSON, TAXPAYER LIAISON: THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JAMES VALADEZ: ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? KAREN EVERTSON: I WASN'T ASKED, BUT I'M GOING TO JUMP IN HERE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS ARE RESPONDING TO INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS. Y'ALL HAD THE MEETING, SO I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE ANYTHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WHAT YOUR RESPONSE IS, BUT I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THOSE RESPONSES ARE, EVEN IF IT'S THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INQUIRY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THIS. MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT OR WHOMEVER IS MAINTAINING THOSE EMAILS GETS A COPY OF THE RESPONSE AS WELL, AND THAT'S JUST FOR RECORD KEEPING. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: WELL, I WILL ADD AN ADMONITION THAT WE CAN'T MAKE REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT REGARDING SPECIFIC APPRAISAL ISSUES OR ANYTHING THAT IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE, AND ANY RESPONSE THAT WE MIGHT MAKE HAS TO BE GENERIC. AND THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING US, AND WE WILL REFER THIS MATTER TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER FOR ADMINISTRATION.

JAMES VALADEZ: OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD CHAIRMAN REPORT.

CRAIG PHIFER, ARB CHAIR: CHAIR VALADEZ, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

BOARD MEMBERS APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. BE RELATIVELY BRIEF. THE ARB CONTINUES TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW, APPROVE OR DENY CORRECTIONS AND ALSO UNTIMELY FILED A PROTEST FOR VALUE, WHICH CLOSED ON MAY 15. SO WE DO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THOSE OUTSIDE OF THAT. WE HAVE STARTED A TRANSITION TO A NEW LEADERSHIP IN THE ARB. MANY OF YOU ARE, YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF IT. IT'S GOOD TIMING. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GONNA BE A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. THERE WON'T BE ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THIS YEAR, WHICH IS NICE, SO THEY CAN COME IN AND USE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW WITHOUT HAVING TO TO REVIEW AND BRING THEMSELVES UP TO SPEED. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE

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YOU'LL HAVE A SOLID TEAM AND GOOD LEADERSHIP. AND I CLOSE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

JAMES VALADEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE BOARD REALLY DOES APPRECIATE IT. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

CRAIG PHIFER, ARB CHAIR: IT'S BEEN ENJOYABLE.

JAMES VALADEZ: WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6C OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE.

SHENGHAO WANG: YES, SHENGHAO WANG, SPEAKING FOR THE ARB SUBCOMMITTEE, SO I WAS WAITING MY TURN TO SPEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT, WHAT UM AND DICK HAVE SAID ABOUT BETTY'S JUST EXCELLENT HANDLING OF THE RECRUITING PROCESS. WE WERE ABLE TO BE EXTREMELY EFFICIENT ON TIME. PRETTY MUCH NO APPLICANT WALKED THROUGH THOSE DOORS BEHIND SCHEDULE, AND SHE FILTERED OUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL THE VARIOUS LEGAL REASONS AND AND REALLY HELPED US RUN A VERY SMOOTH PROCESS. SO THANK YOU TO HER FOR THAT. ALSO TO TO OUR OUTGOING CHAIR, MR. PHIFER, WHEN WE INTERVIEWED THE REAPPOINTMENTMEMBERS OF THE ARB, THEY ALL HAD WONDERFUL THINGS TO SAY ABOUT MR. PHIFER AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HE HAD DELIVERED TO THE ARB, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MR. MCBEE AND THE NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS, AS MS. THOMPSON STATED, WE INTERVIEWED, I BELIEVE 47, I THINK WE HAVE 47 MEMBERS TO APPOINT OR REAPPOINT OF ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT WE INTERVIEWED, WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE BREADTH AND THE DEPTH OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. PRETTY GOOD GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION, VERY BROAD, ACTUALLY, AGE DISTRIBUTION, WHICH I THINK WE WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY. I BELIEVE HISTORICALLY, THE ARB HAS BEEN PRIMARILY RETIREES, BUT WE HAD A FRESH COLLEGE GRAD APPLY, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN.

SO WE ALMOST ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ALSO WERE EXCELLENT, AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT APPOINTING THEM. AND SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024 1209, DASH, 6D, DELTA REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF ARB MEMBERS.

DICK LAVINE: OKAY, SO I SECOND THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT, AS YOU KNOW, I SERVED ON THE THIS BOARD IN THE PAST, AND THE QUALITY OF THIS ARB IS REALLY VERY IMPRESSIVE COMPARED TO MY MEMORY IN THE PAST, EVERYTHING THAT SHENGHAO JUST SAID, ESPECIALLY THE DIVERSITY FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY, THE DIVERSITY OF AGE, DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND, IT'S, I'M VERY SORRY I CAN'T BE ON THE ARB. I THINK IT'S QUITE A GOOD GROUP.

JETT HANNA: JUST ONE COMMENT. I REALLY APPRECIATED THIS PROCESS, AND IN YOUR SERVICE AS WELL, WE HAD JAMESNSIT IN ON THE MAJORITY OF THOSE INTERVIEWS SO THAT US WHIPPER SNAPPERS WOULDN'T DO SOMETHING WRONG. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WAS RE-INTERVIEWING THE ARB MEMBERS WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME, AND I'M SURE TO DANIEL AND DICK AS WELL, GAVE US SOME INSIGHTS INTO THAT PERSPECTIVE, WHICH SOMETIMES IS HARD TO GET BECAUSE OF ALL THE RULES THAT WE'VE GOT TRYING TO KEEP THINGS SEPARATED. SO I WANT TO, WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I REALLY ENJOYED THIS PROCESS, AND FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, THREE DAYS OF INTERVIEWS, I WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO IT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

JAMES VALADEZ: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, SO WITH THAT, WE WILL TAKE UP 6D WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE TWO TERM BEGINNING TWO YEAR TERM, BEGINNING JANUARY 120, 25

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LEANA MANN: SO THE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 69 THERE WAS ONE CHANGE THIS MORNING TO THE ONE THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET, YOLANDA AYALA. SHE IS A TERM THREE, NOT A TERM TWO MEMBER. SO THAT CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE ON THE FINAL VERSION.

JAMES VALADEZ: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6E, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON CHIEF APPRAISER'S REPORT TO INCLUDE 2025 FIELD WORK, LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AUDIT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND TAXPAYER EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT.

LEANA MANN: THANK YOU. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT TCAD WAS NAMED 2024 ONE OF THE 2024 BEST WORKPLACES IN CENTRAL TEXAS. WE ALSO GOT A SPECIAL AWARD THIS YEAR. WE ARE THE TOP WORKPLACE FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. SO OUR STAFF GOT TO ATTEND THE TOP WORKPLACE AWARD CEREMONY, AND WE RECEIVED OUR SPECIALTY AWARD, AND WE WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD, BECAUSE OUR BENEFITS ARE ONE OF OUR MAIN ATTRACTORS OF STAFF, AND WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND THE BENEFITS WE OFFER, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT AWARD. SO THANK YOU ALL.

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR FIELD WORK STATUS, SO WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY DONE. OUR STAFF IS OUT IN THE FIELD. THEY'RE DOING PROPERTY INSPECTIONS IN LINE WITH OUR REAPPRAISAL PLAN, AS WELL AS CHECKING PERMITS AND CONDITION AND CLASS OF PROPERTIES. SO THAT WILL GO THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY, AND THEN WE WILL START VALUING PROPERTIES. WE HAVE ABOUT 51 DAYS LEFT OF FIELD WORK.

THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A LOT OF BILLS FILED FOR THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AS OF THE LAST REPORT, WHICH WAS LAST FRIDAY, THERE WERE 1971 BILLS ALREADY FILED. OF THOSE, WE ARE TRACKING ABOUT 224 THAT ARE RELATED TO PROPERTY TAX. THE WE'RE SEEING THE SAME THING AS LAST SESSION. THE HOUSE IS AND SENATE ARE KIND OF GOING ABOUT A DIFFERENT WAY, EXEMPTION VERSUS APPRAISAL LIMITATION. SO THERE'S A LOT OF BILLS REDUCING THE HOMESTEAD CAP, APPLYING THE APPRAISAL LIMITATION TO ALL REAL PROPERTIES. SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO TO SEE HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PHELAN HAS SAID HE'S NOT GOING TO RUN FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE DYNAMICS AND HOW THAT CHANGES.

I'VE PROVIDED FOR EACH OF YOU ALL A FULL LIST OF THE 200 THAT WE'RE TRACKING, THE ELECTRONIC COPY THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU DOES HAVE THE LINK TO THE BILL SO YOU CAN READ ANY OF THE BILLS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

WE ARE ALSO IN THE MIDST OF OUR HOMESTEAD VERIFICATION PROGRAM.

WE HAVE DONE OUR INITIAL REVIEW OF 80,000 ACCOUNTS. WE ARE COMPLETE WITH THAT, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE ARE BEING ASKED TO CONFIRM THEIR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND WE ANTICIPATED THIS PERCENTAGE TO BE HIGHER, BECAUSE WE DID START WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPERTIES FOR 20 AND 30 YEARS. WE WENT BACK TO 1970 SO THIS WAS WHAT WE ANTICIPATED. WE HAVE SENT THE FIRST NOTIFICATION TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WE'RE WORKING ON OUR SECOND NOTIFICATION, THE REMINDER POSTCARD. NOW WE HAVE HAD ABOUT A 13% RESPONSE RATE. WE HAVE 2510 PENDING APPLICATIONS OF AS OF LAST FRIDAY. WE DID DO A CONDENSED VERSION OF THE HOMESTEAD APPLICATION TO RE VERIFY SO THERE'S ABOUT 10 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY WHEN THEY BEGAN OWNING IT, AND THEN A COPY OF THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE THAT THEY PROVIDE, AND THEY CAN DO THIS ONLINE OR IN PAPER HERE IN OUR OFFICE.

AND THEN WE'VE CONTINUED, CONTINUED OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. WE'VE GOT FIVE EVENTS PLANNED.

NOVEMBER, WE DID THREE STAFF, DID THE BROWN SANTA WITH THE TRAVIS COUNTY TAX OFFICE THAT THEY ALL THOROUGHLY ENJOYED. AND THEN WE'VE GOT UPCOMING, WE DID ONE LAST SATURDAY, AND WE HAVE AN AG EXEMPTION SPECIAL VALUATION SEMINAR ON WEDNESDAY.

AND THEN OUR TAXPAYER EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT, WE ARE RUNNING AT A 4.43 OUT OF FIVE. AND SAME AS THE LAST REPORT TO YOU, WE'RE RUNNING ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MINUTES, FOUR MINUTES FOR IN PERSON WAIT TIMES, SEVEN MINUTES FOR THE PHONE, AND THEN EXEMPTION PROCESSING IS ABOUT 11 DAYS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF

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JAMES VALADEZ: ANY QUESTIONS? WE WILL MOVE ON TO, OH, GO AHEAD.

NICOLE CONLEY: YES, I KNOW WE DIDN'T EXPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING, OUT OF ALL THE BILLS, ARE THERE ANY THAT KEEP US UP AT NIGHT THAT WE SHOULD BUILD A NOTE, THAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING SPECIAL INTEREST TO? AND THEN ANY OF THESE BILLS HAVE LEGS THAT WE SHOULD BE,YOU KNOW, RATCHETED UP IN TERMS OF SECONDARY SORT OF WARNING? LEANA MANN: SURE. SO IN THE REPORT, THERE'S A CATEGORY OF PRIORITY, HOT WATCH. AND SO THERE'S SIX IN THERE RIGHT NOW.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTING, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH BACK AND FORTH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED VOUCHERS OR WHO HAVE SUPPORTED PHELAN AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE? DOES HE HOLD BILLS IF HE DOESN'T GET VOUCHERS AGAIN? SO THERE'S SIX THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT AND GOING TO WATCH CLOSELY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE LEGS AT THIS POINT.

NICOLE CONLEY: OKAY, THANK YOU.

JAMES VALADEZ: WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6F, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON FISCAL YEAR 2024BUDGET AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED TO TAXING ENTITIES ON NOVEMBER 4. 2024 LEANA MANN: AO AS A REMINDER, WE ANY BUDGET SURPLUS THE BOARD IS ALLOWED TO INDICATE THAT GO TO A RESERVE OR RETURN IT TO THE TAXING ENTITIES. AND WE DID SEND A LETTER TO THE TAXING ENTITIES ON NOVEMBER 4 REQUESTING THAT ANY SURPLUS FUNDS BE MOVED TO OUR RESERVE FOR LITIGATION. AS A REMINDER, 661% INCREASE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS IN THE VOLUME OF LITIGATION, AND 800% INCREASE IN THE VALUE UNDER LITIGATION. WE CREATED OUR RESERVE FOR LITIGATION IN 2014 AND AT ITS HEIGHT, WE HAD 4.7 MILLION IN THERE. OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE USED THOSE SURPLUS FUNDS AS THEY WERE INTENDED TO HELP COVER THE COST OF LITIGATION, BUT OUR RESERVE BALANCE IS AT ABOUT $365,000 NOW, SO IT'S CRITICAL TIME FOR US TO START REPLENISHING THOSE.

AND AGAIN, WE SENT THAT REQUIRED NOTIFICATION ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD ON NOVEMBER 4,AND I'VE PROVIDED A COPY, A SAMPLE OF THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO THE TAXING ENTITIES ON PAGE 121, JAMES VALADEZ: MS. CARTWRIGHT DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: WHAT RESPONSES HAVE WE RECEIVED FROM THE TAXING UNITS? LEANA MANN: WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY.

DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY APPROVE? LEANA MANN: IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD VERY FEW AMENDMENTS THAT GET MUCH CONCERN FROM THIS, FROM THE TAXING ENTITIES. IT HAPPENED ONE YEAR. AND SO WHEN THEY'RE UNHAPPY AND THEY WANT THOSE FUNDS BACK, THEY TEND TO REACH OUT. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY REACH OUT. I WOULD SAY THAT THE INCREASE IN LITIGATION, I THINK, AT THE TAXING OF DUTY, HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S AN ONGOING NEED, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THEIR SUPPORT THERE, BUT IT'S ONLY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO FINALIZE THE APPRAISAL RATED BY THE END BY THE TIME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS SO YOU HAVE SUPPORT, DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THE TAX UNITS DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. THEY ONLY HAVE TO TAKE IT ACTION TO DISAPPROVE.

LEANA MANN: THAT'S CORRECT. THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO DISAPPROVE THE ACTION OF THE BOARD.

DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU.

JAMES VALADEZ: WE WOULD, WE WOULD NEED ACTION ON THIS ITEM TODAY. CORRECT? LEANA MANN: CORRECT.

NICOLE CONLEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE APPROVAL.

JAMES VALADEZ: IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MS. CONLEY, SECONDED BY MS. GARCIA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6G OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON RFP 2024-04. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING SERVICES.

LEANA MANN: WE'VE POSTED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ON NOVEMBER 7 AND ADS RAN IN THE STATESMAN ON NOVEMBER 10 AND NOVEMBER 17.

WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSES. THIS IS FOR OUR PRINTING SERVICES, WHICH THE BULK OF IT IS FOR OUR NOTICES OF APPRAISED VALUE. WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM OUR CURRENT PRINT VENDOR, VERIVERGE, AND THEN MASTERS TOUCH. OUR RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF WOULD BE TO SELECT VERIVERGE, THE CURRENT PRINT VENDOR, AND THIS IS SOLELY BASED ON PRICE. VERIVERGE QUOTED A .155 COST PER PIECE, AND MASTERS TOUCH WAS AT .224 SHENGHAO WANG: CAN I ASK WHAT WE'RE PRINTING AT 15 CENTS PER PIECE? LEANA MANN: NOTICE OF APPRIASED VALUE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO

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JAMES VALADEZ: MISS CONLEY, NICOLE CONLEY: JUST ONE QUESTION. I HEARD YOU SAY THIS WAS THE LOWEST COST BIDDER.

LEANA MANN: THAT'S CORRECT SHENGHAO WANG: BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN.

NICOLE CONLEY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE APPROVAL.

BRUCE ELFANT: I HAVE A QUESTION.

JAMES VALADEZ: YEAH. MR. ELFANT.

BRUCE ELFANT: HAVE WE USE THEM BEFORE? LEANA MANN: YES, WE HAVE THEY'RE THE CURRENT ONE. THEY'RE THE CURRENT ONE, AND SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THEY CAN MEET OUR DATA REQUIREMENTS.

BRUCE ELFANT: ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR TIMELINESS OF GETTING GETTING A PRINTED LEANA MANN: WE ARE BRUCE ELFANT: OKAY, JAMES VALADEZ: MOTION BY MISS CONLEY, SECOND BY MR. BUCKLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JIE LI: I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S RELATED, DO CURRENT DO PROPERTY OWNERS CURRENTLY OFFER THE OPTION TO OPT OUT OF MAILING AND JUST DON'T ONLY GET ELECTRONIC NOTICES? LEANA MANN: YES, THAT ACTUALLY PASSED LAST SESSION. SO THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ELECTRONIC AGREEMENTS WITH US TO WHERE THEIR NOTIFICATIONS WOULD GO ELECTRONICALLY.

JIE LI: GREAT.

JAMES VALADEZ: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WE WILL MOVE ON TO 6H OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH JUST APPRAISED, INC FOR SAAS SERVICES FOR DEED AND EXEMPTION PROCESSING.

LEANA MANN: SO THIS IS A CONTRACT RENEWAL. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH JUST APPRAISED. WE SIGNED IT IN 2019, IT'S A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE CONTRACT, AND THEY FACILITATE THE AUTOMATION OF OUR DEED PROCESSING. SO THE TRAVIS COUNTY CLERK SENDS US THE DOCUMENTS. WE SEND THEM TO JUST APPRAISED, AND THEY UPLOAD THEM AND USE OCR AND SOME AI TO READ THE DOCUMENTS AND PULL OUT THOSE IMPORTANT PARTS THAT WE NEED FOR OUR SYSTEM. THEN IN 2020 WE ADDED OUR EXEMPTION PROCESSING TO THEIR SERVICES, SO THEY MANAGE THE EXEMPTION PLATFORM FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, AS WELL AS OUR NEW EXEMPTION VERIFICATION PROGRAM. AND THEY'VE PROPOSED A SMALL INCREASE ON BOTH CONTRACTS, A 5% RENEWAL INCREASE ON THE DEED PROCESSING AND AN 8% WHICH INCLUDES OUR NEW HOMESTEAD VERIFICATION. SO SOME OF THAT IS JUST ADDITIONAL COST FOR A TOTAL COST OF 126,000 FOR DEEP PROCESSING AND 27,000 FOR EXEMPTIONS PROCESSING.

SHENGHAO WANG: CAN I ASK WHEN WE GET THE WHEN YOU GET THE RECORDS FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE? WHAT FORMAT DO YOU RECEIVE THEM? LEANA MANN: AS TIFF FILES SHENGHAO WANG: AND THEN, SO THAT'S IMAGE FILE, OKAY? AND THEY DON'T HAVE LIKE, A SO THAT THEIR INTERNAL PROCESSES IS ON PAPER OR SOMETHING. IF THEY'RE SENDING US TIFF FILES.

LEANA MANN: MOST DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK ARE IN ORIGINAL FORM.

SHENGHAO WANG: OKAY? I GUESS THAT'S A CONVERSATION TO BE HAD WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. I LEANA MANN: THINK THEY HAVE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP FOR RECORDS RETENTION. I WON'T SPEAK TO THEIR PROCESSES, BUT THE CURRENT PROCESS IS PRETTY CUMBERSOME FOR US TO GET THOSE FILES AND MANAGE THEM OURSELVES, SO THIS ALLOWS US TO PROCESS DEEDS MUCH QUICKER SHENGHAO WANG: I CAN IMAGINE.

JAMES VALADEZ: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MISS GARCIA, BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: TO THE APPRAISAL, TO THE TAX TAX ASSESSOR, CAN THEY JUST E FILE TO YOU AT THE SAME TIME? LEANA MANN: WE DO HAVE SOME THAT SEND IT DIRECTLY TO US, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM DO. SO IF WE GET THEM FROM THE TITLE COMPANIES, WE GO AHEAD AND PROCESS THEM, BUT MOST FILE WITH COUNTY CLERK, AND THEN WE WAIT FOR THEIR RECORDS.

BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: WELL, OKAY, I MEAN, WE WOULD SAY A LOT OF MONEY THEY WOULD JUST DO TO DO IT AT THE SAME TIME, SEND THEM TO BOTH PLACES.

LEANA MANN: WE ULTIMATELY STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE VOLUME AND PAGE NUMBER THAT IT'S FILED ON, SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO GET THE RECORD FROM THE CLERK.

BLANCA ZAMORA GARCIA: YEAH, THE CORRECT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

SHENGHAO WANG: AND CAN I ASK, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU PUT OUT FOR FOR BID, OR IS HOW DID THE SOLICITATION PROCESS WORK FOR THIS? LEANA MANN: SO THIS SOLICITATION, SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE BOTH OF THOSE SERVICES CURRENTLY, IT WOULD JUST BE A RENEWAL SO THERE WASN'T A FORMAL RFP PROCESS.

NICOLE CONLEY: THIS TIME.

LEANA MANN: THIS TIME.

NICOLE CONLEY: INITIALLY, THEY WERE SECURED UNDER A FORMAL PROCESS, LEANA MANN: CORRECT UNDER A FORMAL BID PROCESS.

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JAMES VALADEZ: IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY MR. BUCKLE, SECONDED BY MS. CONLEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6I OF OUR REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON UPDATED CONTRACT WITH EVERTON AND SANCHEZ, PC FOR LEGAL SERVICES.

LEANA MANN: AND WE HAVE BOTH OF OUR PRINCIPALS FROM EVERTSON AND SANCHEZ HERE, MARY SANCHEZ AND KAREN EVERTSON. WE INITIALLY CONTRACTED WITH THEM IN 2015 AND THEIR HOURLY RATES HAVE NOT INCREASED SINCE 2018 SO THE RENEWED CONTRACT IS TO INCREASE THEIR RATES SLIGHTLY.

SHENGHAO WANG: I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK YOU SHOULD PROBABLY SINCE 2018 KAREN EVERTSON: I'VE HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, COSTS INCREASING IN AUSTIN IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

SHENGHAO WANG: JUST A LITTLE BIT.

TOM BUCKLE: THE RATE INCREASE. WHEN IS IT? HOW MUCH? KAREN EVERTSON: I THINK WE WENT FROM WHERE WE'RE AT 250 IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, LEANA MANN: FROM 190 TO 250. 190 TO 250 AND IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025.

SHENGHAO WANG: AS A PRACTICING ATTORNEY WHOSE FIRM BILLS ME OUT AT UNCONSCIONABLE RATES, I THINK THIS IS EMINENTLY REASONABLE.

KAREN EVERTSON: I AM VERY FLATTERED AND HONORED THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT WE'VE HAD A IT'S BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. WE WORK VERY HARD. WE THINK WE'VE HAD SOME AND I TOOT MY OWN HORN, OUR OWN HORNS, AND SAY WE'VE HAD SOME PHENOMENAL SUCCESS, AND THAT 100% SITS AT THE FEET OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING OTHER APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AS WELL, BUT THE SUPPORT IN TAKING BIG ISSUES TO THE COURTS IS WHAT HAS ALLOWED US TO GET SOME REALLY AMAZING RESULTS. AND SO ANYWAY, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK, AND WE HOPE OUR RATES ARE STILL CONSIDERED REASONABLE.

JAMES VALADEZ: COMMENT BY MS. CONLEY NICOLE CONLEY: I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ARE LOOKING AT BOTH? IT'S BEEN DELIGHTFUL TO WORK WITH YOU, AND JUST SEEING YOU ALL HERE. ARE YOU WOMAN OWNED FIRM? IS THIS A WOMAN OWNED FIRM? VERY SCIENTIST? OH, FANTASTIC.

KAREN EVERTSON: YES.

NICOLE CONLEY: IT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING FAIRNESS AND OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSIVITY ACROSS OUR PRACTICES ACROSS TCAD. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS GOOD WORK AND BEING INSPIRING OTHER WOMEN.

MARY SANCHEZ: THANK YOU JAMES VALADEZ: ALL RIGHT MARY SANCHEZ: AND DITTO TO EVERYTHING THATKAREN SAID IT'S GREAT WORKING WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE, MAKES OUR JOB EASIER.

DEBORAH CARTWRIGHT: AND FOR THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WITH THE FIRM, THEY'VE OR HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PROPERTY TAXATION AND AND ARE WELL KNOWN STATEWIDE, AS FAR AS THEIR EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA OF THE LAW, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO US AND ANYONE, INCLUDING I CAN SETTLE A LAWSUIT, BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN TRY A LAWSUIT. AND THE WORK THAT THAT Y'ALL HAD DONE TO ACTUALLY GET BEFORE A JURY, IT'S PHENOMENAL. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO OTHER PRACTITIONERS THAT THAT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT OUR OUR LEGAL REPRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SHENGHAO WANG: I MOTION TO APPROVE.

JAMES VALADEZ: IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MR. WANG, SECONDED BY MISS SECOND, SECONDED BY MISS GARCIA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6J WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON TAXPAYER LIAISON SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT. WE WILL TAKE THAT UP IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AS WELL AS 6K DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON TAXPAYER LIAISON AND DEPUTY TAXPAYER LIAISON ANNUAL EVALUATION, AS WELL AS 6L DISCUSSION ON CYBER SECURITY PRACTICES AT TRAPPER CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS 6M DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON LITIGATION APPEALS RELATED TO PENDING AND ANTICIPATED LAWSUITS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE THOSE ITEMS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION?MOTION SECONDED MOVED BY MR. BUCKLE,

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SHENGHAO WANG: AGAIN, I MOVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EVALUATION AS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TAXPAYERS ON AND DEPUTY TAXPAYERS ON AGAIN, AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, JAMES VALADEZ: MOVED BY MR. WANG, SECOND, SECOND BY MS. CONLEY, ALTHOUGH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6N, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADD ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE APPEAR? LEANA MANN: IT'LL BE IN JANUARY. WE'LL SEND OUT A SURVEY.

NICOLE CONLEY: JUST QUESTION, WHEN DO WE HAVE OUR LEGISLATIVE OUR FIRST LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING? IS THAT, IS THAT SCHEDULED? OR IS THAT LEANA MANN: IT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED YET. IT'LL PROBABLY BE LATE JANUARY, EARLY FEBRUARY, JUST NICOLE CONLEY: BUT IT'S ON MS. CARTWRIGHT'S JETT HANNA: I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN THE BUDGET DISCUSSION PROCESS STARTS.

LEANA MANN: WE USUALLY DO THE WORK SESSION IN MAY.

JETT HANNA: OKAY, THANK YOU.

SHENGHAO WANG: I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THIS IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, BUT WE DID HEAR FROM MR. MCBEE THIS KIND OF INFORMAL POLL OF THE ARB MEMBERS AS TO, I GUESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPENSATION FOR ARB MEMBERS, AND HE STATED THAT PROBABLY ABOUT A MAJORITY OF THEM USE IT TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME, RATHER THAN FOR DISCRETIONARY PURPOSES. A LOT OF RETIREES WITH FIXED INCOMES AND RETIREMENT SO ANY A HAD MENTIONED THAT SOME FOLKS HAD ACTUALLY LEFT THE ARB FOR EMPLOYMENT AT THE COUNTY SAID, SAY, LIKE WORKING ELECTIONS OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE THE DIFFERENTIAL IN THE COMPENSATION DID MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT TO THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE KIND OF IN SOME KIND OF PUBLIC SERVICE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ROLE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WARRANTS A BUDGET AMENDMENT, BUT IT MAY BE. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN INVITE HIM TO DISCUSS AT A FUTURE AGENDA, A FUTURE BOARD MEETING, NICOLE CONLEY: WHEN WE HAVE THE BUDGET DISCUSSION? I'D LIKE TO TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT

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BRUCE ELFANT: I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AND HAVE MR. BUCKLE SECOND THAT WE ADJOURN.

JAMES VALADEZ: MOVED BY MR. ELFANT SECONDED BY MR. BUCKLE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

SHENGHAO WANG: I THINK, I THINK THEY SHOULD ARM WRESTLE FOR WHO GETS TO BE THE MOVER.

TOM BUCKLE: THIS HAS BEEN A TOTALLY ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I APPRECIATE IT.

JAMES VALADEZ: ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE.

BRUCE ELFANT: ALL RIGHT, JAMES VALADEZ: I BELIEVE THAT'S UNANIMOUS AT 1:41 THE TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS STANDS ADJOURNED.

BRUCE ELFANT: MY WORK HERE IS DONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.