Comal County commissioners on Oct. 9 nominated Aaron Craig O’Neil to serve as the county’s representative on the Comal Appraisal District Board of Directors and amended the nomination resolution to specify a four‑year term.

Outgoing representative John Tyler, who has served as the county’s appointee for about eight years and at times chaired the appraisal board, provided a status update on the appraisal district before the nomination. Tyler described efforts over recent years to improve customer service and transparency, including establishing a tax liaison officer and increasing outreach events. He said the district’s property value study in 2023 showed a 99.4% result against the state comptroller’s benchmark and noted parcel growth and other metrics for the county.

Commissioner Webb moved to nominate Craig O’Neil (recorded by the court as Aaron Craig O’Neil) and to direct the county’s votes toward him; the court added an amendment to the resolution to make the term four years rather than two. Commissioners discussed administrative timing: Tyler and staff warned that jurisdictions will receive ballots and that the nomination and casting process has strict, short deadlines requiring jurisdictions to submit elected choices within days of receiving ballots.

The court approved the nomination by voice vote and said it will finalize casting the county’s votes at a later meeting within the statutory time frame.

Why this matters: The appraisal district board helps set policies and oversight for local property appraisal and taxpayer outreach. The nominee’s selection and term length affect the county’s representation on a board that the outgoing member described as having taken steps to improve service and transparency.

No formal election by all taxing jurisdictions occurred at the meeting; the court’s action was to nominate and later cast the county’s votes per the district’s schedule.