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~ . Harris County Appraisal District OFFICE OF CHIEF APPRAISER September 9, 1987 Ms. Cherie Black La Porte P. O. Box 1115 La Porte, TX 77571 Fyz Re: Selection of Members of the Board of Directors Harris County Appraisal District Dear Ms. Black: ~~~~euu1UAPP aubiip a c+~J~~~ R~~J4~a'~, 9 z 2 r s 'n+ 2800 North Loop West P.O. Box 920975, Houston, Texas 77292-0975 Telephone 713-683-9200 During the last session of the Texas Legislature, Section 6.03 of the Property Tax Code was amended to confer on the chief appraiser of an appraisal district those ministerial functions previously conferred on the county clerk with respect to the election of members of the board of directors of an appraisal district. This amendment became effective on September 1, 1987. Members of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District serve two- year terms beginning January 1 of each even-numbered year. Accordingly, the election of members of such Board of Directors must be conducted this fall to select those persons who will serve in that capacity for the terms beginning January 1, 1988, and ending on December 31, 1989. Pursuant to the provisions of the Property Tax Code and resolutions adopted in 1981 by more than three-fourths of the taxing units entitled to vote on the selection of members of the Board of Directors of the Harris County Appraisal District, such Board of Directors is composed of five members. Of this number, one director is appointed by the Commissioners Court of Harris County; one is appointed by the City Council of the City of Houston; one is appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Houston Independent School District; one is selected by the governing bodies of all incorporated cities and towns, excluding the City of Houston, within the Appraisal District; and one is selected by the governing bodies of all school districts, other than the Houston Independent School District, within the Appraisal District. To be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, an individual must be a resident of the Harris County Appraisal District and must have resided in the District for at least two years immediately preceding the date he or she takes office. An individual who is otherwise eligible to serve as a member of an appraisal district board of directors is not ineligible because he or she is a member of the governing body of a taxing unit or because he or she is an elected official. However, by an amendment to Section 6.03 of the Property Tax Code effective September 1, 1987, an employee of a taxing unit that participates in the Harris County Appraisal District is no longer eligible to serve on the District's Board of Directors unless such individual is also a member of the governing body or an elected official of a taxing unit that participates in the District. By way of example only, a member of the governing