Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Resolution
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Request for approval of a resolution and ballot casting the Harris County Flood Control District’s 80 votes for Jonathan Cowen to be appointed to the Harris Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors for a term beginning on January 1, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
The taxing units are following a new procedure to select Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) Directors this year after changes to the Texas Property Tax Code enacted by SB 2. The changes ended the ability of Harris County, HISD, and the City of Houston to directly appoint a member to the HCAD Board, providing instead that all the voting taxing units (county, cities, ISDs, and conservation and reclamation districts) can nominate candidates to participate in a taxing unit election process. Commissioners Court, as the governing body for the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), supported the nomination of Jonathan Cowen, a Conservation and Reclamation Districts candidate, on August 6 and must now cast HCFCD’s 80 votes to finalize the selection and appointment process.
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The governing body of each taxing unit is entitled to cast its votes for a candidate(s) of its choice from the names appearing on the Certification of Ballot. The five candidates who receive the most votes during the election process will be appointed to the five board positions on the HCAD Board for a term of office commencing on January 1, 2025.
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Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
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Request by the Office of County Administration for an Executive Session for discussion and possible approval of a resolution, on behalf of the Harris County Flood Control District, relating to the selection of a nominee for the Conservation and Reclamation Districts to be named on the final ballot for appointment to the Harris Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. |
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Anticipated Court Date: November 7, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Daniel Santamaria, Director, OCA - Boards & Commissions
Attachments (if applicable): Court order, resolution, and certification of ballot