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          NICOLE CONLEY: GOOD MORNING. I'D
LIKE TO CALL THE TRAVIS CENTRAL 
          [1. Call to Order]
APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 11:35 ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26,
2026. WE'RE CONDUCTING THIS MEETING AT TCAD HEADQUARTERS,
LOCATED AT 850 EAST ANDERSON LANE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND A
QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE ARE ALSO 
          [2. Establishment of Quorum]
PROVIDING THIS MEETING THROUGH
ONLINE BROADCASTS WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS AS A COURTESY, THE
FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZENS' COMMUNICATION.
CITIZENS WILL BE GIVEN THREE 
          [3. Citizens Communication]
MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD,
WHETHER GIVING COMPLAINT OR PRAISE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ASKED TO REFER TO STAFF MEMBERS BY POSITION OR BY THEIR
ABBREVIATED LAST NAMES. WHILE CITIZENS MAY SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC
THEY CHOOSE, THE BOARD CANNOT ACT OR COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT
NOT LISTED IN TODAY'S AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK? LEANA MANN: WE DO NOT. 
          NICOLE CONLEY: OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, MOVING ON TO THE WHILE WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY, DRAWING
FOR PLACE IN THE BALLOT FOR 
          [4. Drawing for Place on the Ballot for Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors Place 3]
TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL
DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLACE THREE. WE HAVE ONE
POSITION THAT WE WILL BE DRAWING FOR PLACES TODAY FOR PLACE
THREE, AND WE ALSO HAVE. THANK YOU. PLACE IN ONE AND TWO WILL
NOT BE DRAWN BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF
THOSE OFFICES. SKYLER KORGAL FOR PLACE ONE, AND BRIAN PENA FOR
PLACE TWO. FOR PLACE THREE, WE HAVE PHILIP GORMAN AND YVONNE
MUNOZ. FOR THE DRAWING, WE HAVE CARDS WRITTEN WITH EACH
CANDIDATE'S NAMES THAT WE'LL PLACE IN THE BOX. FIRST
CANDIDATE IS PHILIP GORMAN, AND I'LL DROP THAT IN THE BOX.
SHOULD I TURN THEM OVER? FOLD IT. OKAY, I WAS GOING TO SAY.
AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO DRAW THESE, RIGHT? LEANA MANN: YEAH. 
          NICOLE CONLEY: OKAY. GOOD. AND
THEN NEXT WE HAVE YVONNE MUNOZ. 
          AND THEN WE'RE GONNA SHAKE UP
THE BOX, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT. AND THEN WHO GETS THE
JOB? LEANA MANN: ANY OF YOUR FELLOW
BOARD MEMBERS NICOLE CONLEY: ANY WANT TO HAVE
A? LET ME JUST HOLD THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER HERE. 
          ELIZABETH MONTOYA: YVONNE MUNOZ. 
          NICOLE CONLEY: YVONNE WILL HAVE
THE FIRST PLACE ON THE BALLOT. 
          THANK YOU. SO, FOR PLACE THREE,
THE ORDER OF THE BALLOT WILL BE MISS YVONNE MUNOZ FOR AT THE
FIRST FIRST SLOT, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY MR. PHILIP GORMAN.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE TCAD WEBSITE FOLLOWING
THE MEETING. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE: DISCUSSION
AND ACTION ON CERTIFICATION OF 
          [5. Discussion and Action on Certification of Unopposed Candidates for Other Political Subdivisions For Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors, Place 1 and Place 2]
UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR OTHER
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR PLACE ONE AND PLACE TWO, AS NOTED,
SKYLER KORGEL. AM I SAYING THAT CORRECT? MY APOLOGIES UP FRONT
AND PLEASE. IS UNOPPOSED FOR PLACE ONE, AND BRIAN PENA IS
UNOPPOSED FOR PLACE TWO. THE BOARD SECRETARY HAS PREPARED THE
CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES, WHICH HAS BEEN
PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKETS. AGAIN, OUR UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES, MR.
SKYLAR KORGEL AND BRIAN PENA, UNOPPOSED FOR PLACE TWO. AND SO,
I NEED A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. 
          DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY
MR. ELFANT, SECOND BY MR. LEVINE. ALL IN FAVOR? WE'LL TAKE
THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. ALL ANY OPPOSED?
OPPOSITION? LET THE RECORD SHOW NO OPPOSITION. CONGRATULATIONS
TO YOU BOTH. ITEM. NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO ITEM SIX: DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ORDER 
          [6. Discussion and Possible Action on Order of Cancellation for November 3, 2026 General Election for Travis Central Appraisal District, Board of Directors, Place 1 and Place 2]
OF THE CANCELATION FOR THE
NOVEMBER 3, 2020. SIX GENERAL ELECTION FOR PLACE ONE AND PLACE
TWO. WHILE THERE'S ONLY ONE 
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CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF THESE
POSITIONS, THE DISTRICT HAS ADVISED US THAT WE CAN'T CANCEL
THE ELECTIONS FOR THOSE PLACE ONE AND PLACE TWO BOARD MEMBERS
BECAUSE THEY'RE ELECTED AT LARGE. BECAUSE WE CAN'T CANCEL
THESE ELECTIONS, NO ACTION IS NEEDED. BUT I DO WANT US TO BE
TRANSPARENT IN SORT OF THE THE IMPACT, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF
HAVING TO CARRY FORWARD THESE UNOPPOSED POSITIONS FOR FUTURE
CONSIDERATION. MISS MANN, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? LEANA MANN: YEAH, ONE OF THE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF APPRAISAL
DISTRICTS HAS PREPARED FOR THIS UPCOMING SESSION IS CHANGING THE
BOARD ELECTION TO A PLURALITY VOTE THAT WOULD REMOVE ANY
CHANCE OF A RUNOFF ELECTION, WHICH WOULD DOUBLE COSTS. IT WAS
WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO CANCEL THESE UNOPPOSED PLACES, WHICH
WOULD SAVE US FUNDS AS WELL. 
          NICOLE CONLEY: AND JUST REMIND
US ALL AGAIN HOW MUCH WE'RE PAYING TO CARRY FORWARD THESE
UNOPPOSED POSITIONS. 
          LEANA MANN: SO OUR TOTAL
ELECTION COST IN 2024 WAS 1.4 MILLION. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON
THE ELECTIONS DIVISION FOR OUR ESTIMATE FOR THIS YEAR, BUT I
WOULD GUESS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 800 AND 900
1000 THAT WE COULD HAVE SAVED HAD WE BEEN ABLE TO CANCEL PLACE
ONE AND PLACE TWO. SO IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL HIT TO THE BUDGET. 
          CELIA ISRAEL: MADAM CHAIR, I
HAVE A QUESTION. SO EVEN IF ALL THREE POSITIONS HAD BEEN
UNOPPOSED, WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO INCUR ELECTION COSTS. 
          LEANA MANN: IF ALL THREE WERE
UNOPPOSED, WE COULD CANCEL. WE COULD. 
          CELIA ISRAEL: OKAY. 
          LEANA MANN: IT'S BECAUSE THAT
ONE PLACE IS NOT UNOPPOSED. 
          NICOLE CONLEY: OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? WELL, THIS BRINGS US
TO THE END. WE'VE REACHED ITEM 
          [7. Adjournment]
NUMBER SEVEN OF ADJOURNMENT. DO
WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVED AND THEN SECONDED BY MR.
ELFANT. AWESOME. ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT? AYE. ALL RIGHT.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 11:41 A.M. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.