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Council moves to cast University Park's 15 votes for Dallas County Appraisal District board
Summary
After staff explained recent state changes to the DCAD board appointment process, the council discussed allocating its 15 votes and recommended giving all votes to Brett Franks; the council recorded 'Aye' votes on the allocation resolution.
City staff presented a proposed resolution that would formally cast University Park’s allocated votes for candidates to the Dallas County Appraisal District (DCAD) Board of Directors following legislative changes to how large counties' appraisal‑district directors are selected.
Robbie Quarter summarized the change: three members were elected in a recent general election and cities and school districts now together cast additional votes for up to five candidates; the city has 15 votes to cast and can allocate them to a single candidate or spread them across multiple candidates. Quarter said the city’s selection must be returned to DCAD later in the month.
Several council members recommended allocating all 15 votes to Brett Franks based on his outreach and conversations with local officials. One council member said, "It'd be my recommendation that we give all our 15 votes to Brett Franks." The council then recorded affirmative votes during the action. The formal motion and recorded roll call were taken and the city's allocation was submitted as part of the county process.
Next steps: staff will submit the city's cast vote form to the Dallas County Appraisal District as required by the county's schedule for the board appointment process.
