Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. Appraisal Districts
Section 6.04. Organization, Meetings, and Compensation

Sec. 6.04. ORGANIZATION, MEETINGS, AND COMPENSATION. (a) A majority of the appraisal district board of directors constitutes a quorum. At its first meeting each calendar year, the board shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary.
(b) The board may meet at any time at the call of the chairman or as provided by board rule, but may not meet less often than once each calendar quarter.
(c) Members of the board may not receive compensation for service on the board but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided by the budget adopted by the board.
(d) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with reasonable opportunity to appear before the board to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board. Reasonable time shall be provided during each board meeting for public comment on appraisal district and appraisal review board policies and procedures, and a report from the taxpayer liaison officer if one is required by Section 6.052.
(e) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the board.
(f) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the board's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board. The board shall make the information available to the public and the appropriate taxing jurisdictions.
(g) If a written complaint is filed with the board that the board has authority to resolve, the board, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2225, ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1160, ch. 262, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 796, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Tax Code

Title 1 - Property Tax Code

Subtitle B - Property Tax Administration

Chapter 6 - Local Administration

Subchapter A. Appraisal Districts

Section 6.01. Appraisal Districts Established

Section 6.02. District Boundaries

Section 6.03. Board of Directors

Section 6.031. Changes in Board Membership or Selection

Section 6.033. Recall of Director

Section 6.034. Optional Staggered Terms for Board of Directors

Section 6.035. Restrictions on Eligibility and Conduct of Board Members and Chief Appraisers and Their Relatives

Section 6.036. Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited

Section 6.037. Participation of Conservation and Reclamation Districts in Appraisal District Matters

Section 6.04. Organization, Meetings, and Compensation

Section 6.05. Appraisal Office

Section 6.0501. Appointment of Eligible Chief Appraiser by Comptroller

Section 6.051. Ownership or Lease of Real Property

Section 6.052. Taxpayer Liaison Officer

Section 6.053. Assistance to Emergency Management Authorities

Section 6.054. Restriction on Employment by Appraisal District

Section 6.06. Appraisal District Budget and Financing

Section 6.061. Changes in Method of Financing

Section 6.062. Publication of Budget

Section 6.063. Financial Audit

Section 6.07. Taxing Unit Boundaries

Section 6.08. Notice of Optional Exemptions

Section 6.09. Designation of District Depository

Section 6.10. Disapproval of Board Actions

Section 6.11. Purchasing and Contracting Authority

Section 6.12. Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board

Section 6.13. District Records

Section 6.14. Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council

Section 6.15. Ex Parte Communications; Penalty

Section 6.155. Certain Communications by Taxing Units Prohibited; Penalty

Section 6.16. Residential Property Owner Assistance