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e e Presiding Officers, August 15,2001 Page 3 Selection Procedures The procedures for selecting members of the board of directors for the two-year tenn beginning on January 1.2002, are as follows: . For Cities and Towns Other Than the City of Houston The cities and towns other than the city of Houston appoint one member by majority vote. The process for these cities and towns involves two steps: nomination and election. Nomination Each city and town has the right to nominate a single candidate for the position. To nominate. the governing body must adopt a resolution nominating the candidate by fonnal action. The presiding officer of the governing body must submit the nominee's name to the chief appraiser of the Harris County Appraisal District by October 15, 2001. The officer must provide a certified copy of the resolution and may include a cover letter naming tl\e nom,inee. Election Immediately after October IS, the chief appraiser will prepare a ballot listing the nominees in alphabetical order. The chief appraiser will deliver a copy of the ballot to the presiding officer of the governing body of each voting city or town. Before December 1, 2001, each governing body must cast its vote for one of the nominees, fonnally adopt a resolution naming the person for whom it votes, and submit a certified copy to the chief appraiser. This means resolutions casting a vote must be received by the appraisal district no later than November 30, 2001. The chief appraiser will count the votes. declare the results, and notify the winner, the nominees. and the presiding officers of each city and town. A tie vote will be resolved by a method of chance chosen by the chief appraiser. For School Districts Other Than the Houston Independent School District Exactly the same procedure described for cities and towns above applies to the selection of the member who represents school districts other than Houston ISO. These school districts must nominate and elect following the deadlines and procedures described above. For Conservation and Reclamation Districts The procedure and timetable for selecting the member who represents the conservation and reclamation districts are the same as that described above for small cities and school districts.