PRESENTER: Presenter
Gayle Wilkinson, City Secretary
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SUBJECT: Title
Discuss and consider approval of a resolution for nomination(s) to the Guadalupe County Appraisal District Board of Directors for a four (4) year term ending 2029.
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DEPARTMENT: City Secretary
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The chief appraiser delivers notice of election and voting entitlement to the taxing units.
• Each taxing unit may nominate by resolution one candidate for each directorship to be filled (2 directorships are to be filled). The Tax Assessor-Collector (TAC) is no longer required to participate in the appointment election with the passage of SB2. County TA Cs now serve as an ex officio voting director on appraisal district's board of directors. Nominations by way of resolution must be submitted to the chief appraiser no later than October 15, 2025.
• The chief appraiser will then prepare and deliver a ballot of all nominees to each taxing unit before October 30, 2025.
• The governing body of each taxing unit must determine their vote by resolution and submit it to the chief appraiser before December 15, 2025.
• The chief appraiser will tabulate the votes, declare the winners, and submit the results to the governing body of each taxing unit before December 31, 2025.
The following individuals are the current members of the board: Daryl John (ex-officio), Joshua A. Bright, Jim Lievens, Ernesto Rodriguez, Letticia Sever, and Pete Silvius. The following directors terms are expiring:
• Letticia Sever
• Pete Silvius
This opportunity is provided to the representatives of the taxing units eligible to participate in the nomination and voting process. The nominee qualifications and application are provided as an attachment should the city decide to provide additional nominees. The City of New Braunfels is not required to provide additional applicants.
ISSUE:
Pursuant to Senate Bill 2 (88th Legislative Session), effective July 1, 2024
City Council must, by resolution, indicate which individuals are to be nominated to the board and what term they are nominated for. The official letter from the Guadalupe Appraisal District is included in the agenda item for reference.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☒Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☒N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
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RECOMMENDATION:
City Council to provide nominations to the Guadalupe Appraisal District Board of Directors.