PILLAR: Fiscally Sound
AGENDA DATE: December 10, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Secretary's Office
PRIORITY: Government Efficiency
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a resolution reporting the results of balloting for a nominee(s) to the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Senate Bill 2 (or "SB 2"), enacted by the 88th Texas Legislature during its Second Called Session, amended several sections of the Texas Property Tax Code regarding the composition of the board of directors for appraisal districts in counties with a population of 75,000 or more (a "populous county"). Collin County is a 'populous county'. Specifically, Article V, Section 5.03 of SB 2 added Section 6.0301 to the Tax Code that sets forth the amendments relating to the composition and method of selection of appraisal district boards of directors in populous counties. Article V of SB 2 became effective July 1, 2024, and Sections 5.04 and 5.13 of SB 2 became effective on October 12, 2023.
Section 6.0301 of the Texas Property Tax Code provides that an appraisal district in a populous county shall be governed by a board of nine directors composed of both appointed and elected directors. Five of the directors are to be appointed by the taxing units that participate in the district in the manner as previously prescribed by Section 6.03 of the Tax Code (the "levy method"), and three directors are to be elected by majority vote at the general election for state and county officers by the voters of the county in which the district is established. The County tax assessor-collector serves as a voting ex office member.
The effect of the amendment entitles the City of Dallas to cast select a candidate(s) to the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors. The City Council must cast its allotted 905 votes for/among the nominees listed on the C...
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