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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. November 12, 2021 Report No. 2021-096 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.