1997-09-22 Regular Meeting of City Council

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e e Presiding Officer August 4, 1997 Page 3 officer of the business. These prohibitions on contracting continue for the duration of the affected director's tenn of office. 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. Selection Procedures The procedures for selecting members of the board of ~ors for the two year term beginning on January 1, 1998, are as follows: For Cities and Towns Other Than the City of Houston The.cities"a1iCi towfufother than th~ .city of Houston appomt one 'member" by majoritY voie~':-TIie ~process:'fQ~Jli.ese.~ities'and. towns1nvolves-two- step~i": no!iiination and eleCtion. Nomination -....i EaCIi~~itY8ii(ttown has.ihe-ri~t to nominate a single candidate for the po~ition. To ~~minate, the governing body !!!~ adopt a resolution nominating the candidate by fonnal action on or after September 1,1997. 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 16, 1997. The officer must provide a certified copy of the resolution and may include a cover letter naming the nominee. Election Before October 30,1997, 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 November 15, 1997, 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.