HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-1704RESOLUTION NO. 23-1704
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON NOMINATING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the term of office for the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal
District (DCAD) will expire on December 3 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Tax Code, Title 1, Subtitle B, Chapter 6 , Subchapter A, Section
6.03 (g) Each taxing unit other than a conservation and reclamation district that is entitled to vote
may nominate by resolution adopted by its governing body one candidate for each position to be
filled on the board of directors. The presiding officer of the governing body of the unit shall submit
the names of the unit’s nominees to the chief appraiser before October 15; and
WHEREAS, during the second special session of the 88th Legislature, Senate Bill 2
passed changes the composition of the board and the term limits established for each member of
the board. The DCAD Board of Directors will increase from a 5-member board to a 9-member
board. The new board composition will include 5 members appointed by the taxing jurisdictions,
the Tax Assessor/Collector now serving as a voting member, and 3 publicly elected members. All
board members will now serve staggered 4-year terms, instead of 2-year terms; and
WHEREAS, all five of the board positions are included in this appointment, therefore each
taxing entity can nominate a maximum of five candidates; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement the requirements of Senate Bill 2 the Office of the Chief
Appraiser has advised:
“next year another round of nominations and appointments for all 5 members to begin a
new term on January 1, 2025. For that term, 2 directors will be appointed to serve a 1-
year term and 3 directors will be appointed to serve 3-year terms. This will be done by
random draw. Thereafter, all elected directors will serve 4-year terms. I will assign each
member a “place“ on the board of 1 through 8 so that movingforward staggering places
will be easily identifIed and tied to a specific seat. This will be done at random draw as
well. The 3 members that are publicly elected in the May 2024 election, will take ofice on
July 1, 2024 and serve a term that expires on December 31, 2026. That said, there will be
a new election for those 3 places on the board in the November 2026 election and those
elected will take office January 1, 2027. These three elected members will draw as well to
determine which director will serve a 2- year term and the other 2 directors will serve a 4-
year term. These provisions take effect only if the constitutional amendment proposed by
H.J.R 2 is approved by the voters this November.
Delivery of ballots is to be done before October 30th. Since October 29th is a Sunday, the
deadline will shift to the next business day, October 30th. I will do my best to prepare and
deliver a ballot listing the candidates whose names were timely submitted to each entity as
soon as possible (my goal will be the week of October 23rd). The ballot will list each
candidate, alphabetically sorted by surname. Tax Code 6.03 G)
Entities cast their votes before December 15th. To be clear, the deadline is for voting
resolutions to be received by the chief appraiser by the end-of-day December 14th. This
must be done by resolution. If a ballot is returned marked, it must be accompanied by a
resolution adopted in a public meeting.
Tax Code 6.03 (g), 6.03 (k and k-1 effective 1-1-2022)
Taxing entities with 5% or more of the total votes MUST determine its votes by resolution
adopted at the FIRST or SECOND OPEN meeting of the governing body held after the
chief appraiser delivers the ballot, and the resolution must be submitted to the chief
appraiser no later than the THIRD day following the date the resolution was adoptecl
This applies to taxing entities with 250 or more votes.”; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible to serve on the board, an individual must be a resident of the
district (Denton County) and must have resided in the district for at least two years immediately
preceding the date they take office. Members cannot be an employee of a taxing unit served by the
appraisal district and cannot be related to an employee of the appraisal district ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton may nominate five members to the Denton Central
Appraisal District to serve a term of one year ending on December 3 1 , 2024; NOW THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The recitals which are set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are
incorporated herein and are made part of this Resolution for all purposes.
SECTION 2. The City of Denton hereby nominates the following individuals as members
to the Board of Directors of the Denton Central Appraisal District to serve a term of one year
ending on December 3 1, 2024.
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SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to approve this resolution was made by ' b'.,. Jax (rh'.ic McC; f4 and
seconded by ChrIs u)J S . The resolution was passed and approved
by the following vote = - A :
Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Gerard Hudspeth:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck, District 2:
Paul Meltzer, District 3 :
Joe Holland, District 4:
Brandon McGee, At Large Place 5 :
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6:
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JESUS SALAZAR, CITY SECRETARY
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