2017-067 DCAD Board NominationsDate: September 15, 2017 Report No. 2017-067
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Nominations for DCAD Board of Directors
BACKGROUND:
The Denton Central Appraisal District (DCAD) has requested nominations to their Board of
Directors (memo attached). This item will be included on the October 10, 2017 City Council
Agenda. The purpose of this informal staff report is to notify you of the nomination process in
advance so that you can give adequate consideration to your nominee(s). The City can nominate
up to five candidates. Please let me know of your recommended nominee(s) by September 28,
2017, in order to prepare the documents for the City Council Agenda.
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 votes are the maximum number needed to elect a local
representative/nominee to the Board of Directors. In 2015, the City of Denton cast 192 votes for
Charles Stafford to serve on the DCAD Board of Directors.
The current Board of Directors is as follows:
Charles Stafford - Chairman
Connie Smith – Vice Chairman
David Terre – Secretary
Mike Hassett – Member
Robert Gallagher – Member
Michelle French – Ex Officio Member
DISCUSSION:
This year, the City has 191 votes and DISD has 658 votes. The following is a summarization of
DCAD’s nomination process.
Prior to October 1st - DCAD notifies taxing entities of the number of votes they are entitled to cast
for appointing board members.
Prior to October 15th - Nominations are submitted to DCAD by each jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction
can nominate up to five candidates.
Date: September 15, 2017 Report No. 2017-067
Prior to October 30th - DCAD compiles a comprehensive list of the nominees and forwards to
each taxing unit in the form of a ballot.
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 31st - 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 1st.
ATTACHMENT:
1. DCAD Memo
STAFF CONTACT:
Chuck Springer, Director of Finance
(940) 349-8260
Charles.Springer@cityofdenton.com