2021-096 Candidates for DCAD Board of DirectorsNovember 12, 2021 Report No. 2021-096
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
List of Candidates for DCAD Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Denton Central Appraisal District (DCAD) provided the list of candidates for their Board of
Directors (memo attached). This item will be included on the December 7, 2021 City Council
Agenda. The purpose of this informal staff report is to notify Council of the process and provide
the list of candidates in advance so that adequate consideration may be given before the Council
vote on December 7, 2021.
Board members serve two-year terms, and all five board member positions are subject to the
nomination process every two years. The number of votes a taxing unit has is determined by their
proportional share of the total levy in the district from the prior tax year. There are a total of 5,000
votes throughout the district. One thousand (1,000) votes are the maximum number needed to elect
a local representative/nominee to the Board of Directors. In December 2019, the City of Denton
cast 174 votes for Rick Woolfork to serve on the DCAD Board of Directors. The current Board of
Directors is as follows:
Charles Stafford – Chairman
David Terre – Vice Chairman
Roy Atwood – Secretary
Bryan Webb – Member
George Pryor – Member
Michelle French – Ex Officio Member
DISCUSSION:
This year, the City has 170 votes, DISD has 654 votes and Denton County has 567 votes. On
October 12, 2019, City Council voted to nominate Howard Martin and Bryan Webb. City Council
may elect to cast all Denton’s votes for one candidate or split the 170 votes among multiple
candidates. Bryan Webb indicated he does not want to be reappointed to the Board of Directors.
The following is a summarization of DCAD’s nomination process.
Prior to October 1 - DCAD notifies taxing entities of the number of votes they are entitled to cast
for appointing board members.
Prior to October 15 - Nominations are submitted to DCAD by each jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction
can nominate up to five candidates.
Prior to October 30 - DCAD compiles a comprehensive list of the nominees and forwards to each
taxing unit in the form of a ballot.
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Prior to December 15 - The taxing jurisdictions choose by written resolution the candidate (s) of
their choice. The jurisdiction then submits the name (s) and the votes cast to DCAD.
Prior to December 31 - DCAD tabulates the votes and forwards the results back to the jurisdictions.
The five candidates that receive the most votes become the Board of Directors as of January 1.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. DCAD Memo
2. Candidate Bios (click link)
STAFF CONTACT:
Cassey Ogden, Director of Finance
(940) 349-7195
Cassandra.Ogden@cityofdenton.com
REQUESTOR:
Staff Initiated
PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS:
Finance
STAFF TIME TO COMPLETE REPORT:
The estimated amount of cumulative staff time to complete the report is 1 hour.
TO:All Taxing Jurisdictions
FROM:Hope McClure, Chief Appraiser
DATE:October 28, 2021
SUBJECT:Candidates to the Denton CAD Board of Directors
Candidates to the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors are listed below. The list is in
alphabetical order by last name.
Each voting unit must cast its vote by written resolution and submit it to the Chief Appraiser before
December 15th. The unit may cast all its votes for one candidate or may distribute the votes among any
number of candidates. When a voting unit casts its votes, it must cast the votes for a person that was
nominated and is named on the ballot. There is no provision for write-in candidates. The Tax Code does
not permit the Chief Appraiser to count votes cast for someone not listed on the official ballot. The five
nominees receiving the most votes will become the Denton CAD Board of Directors.
The candidates nominated by the taxing jurisdictions are: (Please note Asterisk below)
Candidate Nominating Jurisdiction
1.Roy Atwood Denton ISD, City of Carrollton
2.Devona Beaver Town of Hickory Creek
3.Alex Buck Lewisville ISD, City of Lewisville, City of Highland Village
4.Dirk Dahlke Town of Hickory Creek
5.Sharon Gentry Town of Flower Mound
6.Tom Heslep City of Highland Village
7.David Johnson Lewisville ISD, Denton County
8.Nancy Koket Town of Hickory Creek
9.John Lusk City of Oak Point
10.Howard Martin City of Denton
11.Ann Pomykal Lewisville ISD, City of Lewisville, Denton County
12.Charles Stafford Denton ISD
13.David Terre City of Frisco, Town of Little Elm, City of The Colony
14.Tom Washington Lewisville ISD, Denton County
15.Bryan Webb**City of Denton
16.Richard Weir City of Corinth
17.Rick Woolfolk Denton County
**Bryan Webb has indicated that he does not want to be reappointed to the Board of Directors.
Accompanying this document, you will find Bio Sheets and additional information provided by the
nominees. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the nominees and their qualifications before
casting your vote.
Since some of you may not be familiar with the process of selecting the Board, please do not hesitate to
contact Misty Baptiste at (940) 349-3977 for clarification and/or information.