R-2009-07 Appointment to Harris County Appraisal District/Ed Heathcott

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Presiding Officers, August 3, 2009 Page 3 The appraisal district may not employ any person who is related to an appraisal district director within the second degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity. The provision applies to existing employees at the time the director takes office and to employees hired during the director's term. Delinquent taxes: Texas law makes a person ineligible to serve as an appraisal district director if he or she has delinquent property taxes owing to any taxing unit 60 days after the person knew or should have known of the delinquency. Selection Procedures The procedures for selecting members of the board of directors for the two-year term beginning on January 1,2010, 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 formal action. The presiding officer of the governing body must submit the nominee's name to the chief appraiser of the Harris County Appraisal District no later than Wednesday, October 14,2009. The officer must provide a certified copy of the resolution and may include a cover letter naming the nomInee. Election On October 15, 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 mayor of each voting city or town. No later than Tuesday, December 15, 2009, each city council must cast its vote for one of the nominees, formally adopt a resolution naming the person for whom it votes, and submit a certified copy to the chief appraiser. Ballots received by the chief appraiser qfter December J 5 may not be counted. 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.