PILLAR: Fiscally Sound
AGENDA DATE: October 8, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Secretary's Office
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the nomination of a candidate(s) for election to the Board of Directors of Dallas Central Appraisal District, in accordance with Senate Bill 2 (signed into law on July 24, 2023) - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
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.
Effective January 1, 2025, the five appointed board of directors were elected according to Tax Code Section 6.03, or the "Levy Method". The five directors appointed by the taxing units typically serve staggered four-year terms beginning on January 1st of every other even-numbered year. To provide for the transition for the staggered terms, two directors were appointed to serve a term of one year, and three directors were appointed to serve a term of three years. Thereafter, all appointed directors serve four-year staggered terms (starting with 2026 and 2028). Following the 2024 election, the Chief Appraiser in conjunction with the taxing unit appointed/levy elected directors drew lots to determine which two directors were to serve a term of one year. The two directors holding the one-year terms are Kevin Carbo, Sr. - Place 4 and Pauline Medrano - Place 5, whose terms will expire Dece...
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