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<br />) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />AUG 1 1 1997 <br />CITY SECRETARY'S <br />OFFICE <br /> <br />Harr~s County Appraisal District <br />Interoffice Memorandum <br /> <br />OFFICE OF CHIEF APPRAISER <br /> <br />TO: PRESIDING OFFICERS OF T AXfNG;tiNITS <br />SERVED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT <br />. <br /> <br />FROM: JIM ROBINSON, CInEF APPRAISER <br /> <br />SUBJECT: SELECTION OF APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS <br /> <br />DATE: AUGUST 4, 1997 <br /> <br />As you may know, your taxing' unit participates in selecting members of the Harris County <br />Appraisal District Board of Directors. The board is composed of six members. Members serve <br />two-year terms, and the terms of members currently serving expire December 31, 1997. This <br />memorandum sets out the process we will follow in selecting members for the two-year term that <br />begins Ja.T!uary 1. 1998. <br /> <br />Participating Uni,ts <br /> <br />The current method of selecting directors was established by resolutions of the county, cities, and <br />school districts participating in the appraisal district in 1981 and was modified by action of the <br />board of directors in 1991. Sec. 6.031, Tax Code, authorizes an appraisal district to vary both the <br />size and the method of selecting its board members. <br /> <br />The Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors consists of six members, selected as <br />follows. <br /> <br />· One member appointed by Harris County Commissioners Court. <br />· One member appointed by the Houston City Council. <br />· One member appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Houston Independent School District. <br />· One member appointed by vote of the city coUncils of the cities other than Houston. Each <br />council casts a single vote. The candidate who receives the most votes is elected. <br />· One member appointed by vote of the boards of trustees of the school districts other than <br />Houston Independent School District. Each board casts a single vote. The candidate who <br />receives the most votes is elected. <br />