Tex. Tax Code Section 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 (Taxpayer Liaison Officer).

(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.

Source: Section 6.04 — Organization, Meetings, and Compensation, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.­6.­htm#6.­04 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

6.01
Appraisal Districts Established
6.02
District Boundaries
6.03
Board of Directors
6.04
Organization, Meetings, and Compensation
6.05
Appraisal Office
6.06
Appraisal District Budget and Financing
6.07
Taxing Unit Boundaries
6.08
Notice of Optional Exemptions
6.09
Designation of District Depository
6.10
Disapproval of Board Actions
6.11
Purchasing and Contracting Authority
6.12
Agricultural Appraisal Advisory Board
6.13
District Records
6.14
Information Provided to Texas Legislative Council
6.15
Ex Parte Communications
6.16
Residential Property Owner Assistance
6.21
County Assessor-collector
6.22
Assessor and Collector for Other Taxing Units
6.23
Duties of Assessor and Collector
6.24
Contracts for Assessment and Collection
6.26
Election to Consolidate Assessing and Collecting Functions
6.27
Compensation for Assessment and Collection
6.28
Bonds for State and County Taxes
6.29
Bonds for Other Taxes
6.30
Attorneys Representing Taxing Units
6.031
Changes in Board Membership or Selection
6.032
Ballot Procedures for Elected Directors
6.033
Recall of Director
6.034
Optional Staggered Terms for Board of Directors
6.035
Restrictions on Eligibility and Conduct of Board Members and Chief Appraisers and Their Relatives
6.036
Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited
6.037
Participation of Conservation and Reclamation Districts in Appraisal District Matters
6.41
Appraisal Review Board
6.42
Organization, Meetings and Compensation
6.43
Personnel
6.051
Ownership or Lease of Real Property
6.052
Taxpayer Liaison Officer
6.053
Assistance to Emergency Management Authorities
6.054
Restriction on Employment by Appraisal District
6.061
Changes in Method of Financing
6.062
Publication of Budget
6.063
Financial Audit
6.155
Certain Communications by Taxing Units Prohibited
6.231
Continuing Education
6.275
Release of Assessor and Collector from Liability
6.0301
Board of Directors in Populous Counties
6.411
Ex Parte Communications
6.412
Restrictions on Eligibility of Board Members
6.413
Interest in Certain Contracts Prohibited
6.414
Auxiliary Appraisal Review Board Members
6.425
Special Appraisal Review Board Panels in Certain Districts
6.0501
Appointment of Eligible Chief Appraiser by Comptroller

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 6.04’s source at texas​.gov