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• <br />~ . <br />H~rr~i~ C.ULInt ~ ~ .~~~ ~~r~~is~ District <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />December 11, 1989 <br />gyp. <br />G <br />The Honorable Norman L. Malo e <br />Mayor, City of La Porte <br />P. O. Box 1115 <br />La Porte, TX 77572-1115 <br />Dear Mayor Malone: <br />• ,`~OJr~+ APPp,~~S,`, <br />b E ^, • ~'~ <br />s <br />t ,~ <br />p __ <br />_' ~ r ~ \ a ~ <br />3 Z `/ <br />... <br />2800 North Loop West <br />P.O. Box 920975, Houston, Texas 77292.0975 <br />~-~ Telephone 713-683.9200 <br />i <br />~., ~` ~~ M~``"1 <br />~"'~°~k,cY^ J g' <br />t~'1~ S 1~ <br />t~itr <br />The board of dire~vrs of the Harris :.~~ur~ty Appraisal District is responsible fvr tl'ie <br />appointment of individuals to serve on the appraisal review board. <br />Previously, larger appraisal districts were authorized to appoint 30 regular ARB <br />members, who served two-year, staggered terms, and 15 "alternate" members, who <br />served one year terms. House Bill 432, enacted during the 1989 Legislative Session, <br />authorizes an appraisal district with a population of at least 1.5 million to expand its <br />ARB to 45 regular members. Therefore, 30 review board positions are currently <br />being considered for appointment or reappointment. Twenty-three of these <br />appointments will be for two-year terms and seven will be for cone-year term. <br />Since your governing body has had experience in appointing such boards in the past, <br />we would appreciate any recommendations you may have regarding individuals to <br />serve on the appraisal review board. <br />We would prefer candidates with some knowledge of property valuation, real estate <br />market, or some previous review board or board of equalization experience. Other <br />recommended candidates will be considered, of course. Perhaps the most important <br />qualification for any review board member is his or her willingness to devote suffi- <br />uenttime to the responsibilities. There will be several organizational meetings, a <br />lengthy orientation, and hearings that could take several months offull-time <br />partlupation. Members are entitled to per diem asset by the appraisal district <br />budget. <br />Requirements for serving on the Board include being a current resident of the <br />district and having resided in the district for at least two years. Officers or employees <br />of a taxing unit, the appraisal district, or the State Property Tax Board are not <br />eligible to serve. <br />,•. <br />House B;II 432 aclc~eti provisions to the Tax Code, effective September 1, 1989, which <br />prohibit nepo..~t~}}d conflicts of interest for appraisal review board members. Sec. <br />6.412 prohibits-a.n`~S~i$ member from serving if related to a person who operates for <br />compensatib~i:~,s;~xagent operating in the appraisal district, or an appraiser <br />operating iri o~"ert~~jred by the appraisal district. Relatives included are those <br />within the: p'torad_degtee by cor~sangui~ity (blood) or affinity (marriage). These <br />persons include`"~p-ou'se;`child'ren; brothers and sisters, parents, grandparents, <br />