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Item # 6.c.

City Council (FY24)

Meeting Date:	12/12/2023
Department:	City Secretary

AGENDA CAPTION:

Consider and take action to approve a Resolution to nominate a Suburban Cities' Representative to the Dallas Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.

BACKGROUND:

The Town has received notice from Dallas Central Appraisal District's Executive Director/Chief Appraiser, W. Kenneth Nolan, that the nomination process for persons to serve on this Board has been completed. By state law, the Town is required to vote by official ballot resolution. Should the Town choose to abstain from voting, that must be submitted to Mr. Nolan in writing.

The Dallas Central Appraisal District has five members on its Board of Directors, including Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector as an ex-officio member, representing the following groups:

Dallas County
City of Dallas
Dallas Independent School District
Suburban Cities
Suburban School District

The nominees are as follows:

CANDIDATE	NOMINATING CITY
Brett Franks	City of Sachse
Carrie F. Gordon	City of Balch Springs
Michael Hurtt	Cities of Seagoville, Carrollton
Mark Jones	City of Desoto
Terry Lynne	City of Farmers Branch
Steve Nichols	City of Hutchins

Resumes for each candidate are attached. There are 30 votes eligible in Places 3 and 5 with a majority required for appointment.

In 2021, the Town along with the Cities of Desoto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Richardson and Seagoville cast their vote for Mr. Michael Hurtt who has served in this position since 2008.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff seeks direction from Council.

Attachments
DCAD - Resolution
Memo - DCAD
DCAD - Resumes