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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM]

[00:00:07]

HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON OCTOBER 2ND, 2023, AT 5 P.M.

OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[2. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, 551.072, 551.074 AND 551.0821 AT 5 P.M.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6:00 PM.

[3. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE]

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, I'VE ASKED TRUSTEE JORDAN TO LEAD US TODAY.

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? BANK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE JORDAN.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MS. SHELTON, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MISS SHELTON. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY MATTERS ADDRESSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[5. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY MATTERS ADDRESSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION]

AND WE HAVE NONE.

SO BEFORE WE GO TO ITEM NUMBER SIX DISCUSSION ACTION SECTION OF OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE.

FIRST OF ALL, OCTOBER 2ND IS NATIONAL CUSTODIAN APPRECIATION DAY.

WE RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR OUTSTANDING CUSTODIANS FOR THE WORK THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO CARROLL ISD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND DR. LEDBETTER, I THINK YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL.

YES, THANK YOU, MR. BRIAN. AND JUST TO REITERATE THAT, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CUSTODIANS ON BEHALF OF OUR ADMINISTRATION ON ALL THAT THEY DO TO SERVE OUR CAMPUSES AND OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF EVERY DAY.

WE CERTAINLY COULDN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN TO MAKE OUR CAMPUSES LOOK WONDERFUL, LOOK GREAT EVERY DAY.

SECONDLY, WANT TO ANNOUNCE PUBLICLY AND ANNOUNCED OUR BOARD.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MONTHLY RECOGNITION THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO PER CAMPUS.

AND STARTING OFF FOR OCTOBER WILL BE JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE BECAUSE WE REALLY, I KNOW AS TRUSTEES, YOU ALL YOUR CALENDARS ARE FULL AND YOU COULD GO TO SOMETHING EVERY NIGHT, MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES EVERY NIGHT. SO, WE'RE NARROWING THAT DOWN TO REALLY FOCUS ON A CAMPUS PER MONTH.

SO, JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE THE CAMPUS FOR THIS MONTH BECAUSE THEY WILL BE DOING THE PLEDGE AND THE MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THEIR STUDENTS WILL BE LEADING THAT AT THE OCTOBER REGULAR BOARD MEETING.

BUT YOU ALSO RECEIVED AN EMAIL TODAY NOTIFYING YOU OF A FEW EVENTS GOING ON AT JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.

ON OCTOBER THE 12TH, THERE WILL BE A SECOND AND THIRD GRADE PERFORMANCE.

ON OCTOBER THE 13TH, THE PTO IS HOSTING A LUNCHEON AND I KNOW IT'S DURING THE DAY, SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR MANY OF YOU TO BE THERE.

BUT IF THERE'S ANY TIME THAT YOU COULD GO BY DURING THOSE DURING THAT LUNCHES, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THE STAFF.

AND AND I KNOW YOU'RE THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD WAS TO DO THIS THAT YOU COULD SHOW SO THAT YOU COULD SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION TO THE STAFF.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF YOU COULD GO BY DURING THOSE TIMES ON THAT DAY, ON THE 13TH, JUST DURING THOSE LUNCHES, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO HAVING A FALL FAMILY PICNIC ON OCTOBER THE 20TH.

AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU, IF YOUR SCHEDULE WILL ALLOW, WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT.

AND THEN THEY HAVE THE CHARACTER PARADE ON OCTOBER 31ST, WHICH IS WHERE THEY DRESS UP WITH BOOKS THAT THEY'VE READ AS PART OF THE THE END OF KIND OF A FALL CELEBRATION THERE ON THE 31ST.

SO AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU WOULD LOVE TO GO BY AND BE A PART OF THAT IF YOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS.

SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT AS WE CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE WONDERFUL STAFF AND STUDENTS AT JOHNSON ELEMENTARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THANK YOU. DR. LEDBETTER. WE CERTAINLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW INITIATIVE, ALL OF US TRUSTEES.

AND AS OUR SCHEDULES ALLOW, WE WILL ATTEND AS MANY OF THOSE EVENTS AS POSSIBLE.

WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT EACH MONTH THE HISTORY BEHIND EACH CAMPUS, THE NAMING BEHIND EACH CAMPUS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS FROM THOSE CAMPUSES COME UP AND TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THOSE CAMPUSES.

SO, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE NEW, AND MANY OF US THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME STILL DO NOT KNOW THE HISTORY BEHIND THE NAMES AND OF OUR GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THANK YOU, DR.

LEDBETTER, FOR AGREEING TO ALLOW US TO DO THIS.

AND WE SO MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO HONORING OUR 11 CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

[6. DISCUSSION/ACTION]

[00:05:04]

OKAY. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SIX DISCUSSION ACTION 6.1.

CONSIDER RESOLUTION REGARDING NOMINEES FOR THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TRUSTEE YEAGER.

HE'S DONE THE RESEARCH FOR THIS BOARD ON THIS, AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

TRUSTEE YEAGER THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BRYAN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PEOPLE IN OUR ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD, AREN'T REALLY SURE OF EXACTLY THE ROLE THAT THIS BOARD PLAYS IN RELATION TO OUR TAX.

THE AUTHORITY IN WHICH THEY TAKE TAXES FROM US.

SO I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE GET INTO A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE NOMINATIONS, IF I MAY.

SECTION 6.2 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE ALLOWS FOR EACH ELIGIBLE TAXING UNIT TO NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITHIN THE COUNTY WHERE IT'S TAX IS LEVIED.

THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENTS IS EVERY ODD YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO YEAR APPOINTMENTS FROM WHICH EVERY ODD YEAR THERE IS A A TRUSTEE OR A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD THAT EXPIRES.

EACH PARTICIPATING TAXING UNIT MAY NOMINATE UP TO FIVE NOMINEES, ONE FOR EACH AVAILABLE EXPIRING TERM.

THIS NOMINATION PROCESS IS DONE IN A PUBLIC MEETING SUCH AS THIS AND MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BY RESOLUTION NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 14TH.

BY MIDNIGHT EVERY ODD YEAR, THE CHIEF APPRAISER WILL CALCULATE AND NOTIFY EACH ENTITY'S NUMBER OF VOTES, EACH TAXING.

UNIT IS ALLOCATED BY OCTOBER 1ST OF EVERY ODD YEAR.

AND THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT BRIAN THAT WILL SAVE FOR THE TIME IN THE MEETING LATER ON THIS FALL IN WHICH WE'RE ASKED TO VOTE FOR THESE NOMINEES AND WE'LL BRING THAT UP NOW.

BUT IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN ENTER INTO THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE YEAGER.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

OKAY. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE NOMINATION BY THE CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHEREAS PURSUANT TO TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE, SECTION 6.03.

TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TAD, IS HOLDING ITS BIENNIAL APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN DECEMBER 2023.

AND. WHEREAS, THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS A TAXING UNIT ENTITLED BY SECTION 6.03 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE TAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND. WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE 6.03, THE CARROLL ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHOOSES TO NOMINATE RICH DIET GARY LOZADA AND VINCE PUENTE TO SERVE AS DIRECTORS TO THE TAD BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT TRUSTEES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF TARRANT, TEXAS.

OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? JUST MAY I MAKE ONE? WE'LL OPEN IT UP. LET'S GET A MOTION IN A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION TO PROVE.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. TRUSTEE SEXTON.

YES. SO, I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT I THINK THE POSITION CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED.

THESE FOLKS WILL REPRESENT SOUTHLAKE AND TARRANT COUNTY IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS REALLY BEEN A HOT MESS LATELY.

QUITE FRANKLY, THE CULTURE AT TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS PROBLEMATIC.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT ORGANIZATION LATELY, BUT I THINK THESE FOLKS WILL COME IN AND REALLY CHANGE THINGS.

THEY'VE GOT STRONG EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE BOARD.

I JUST LOOKED AT THESE RESUMES AND THEY WERE JUST SUPER IMPRESSIVE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO I THINK THESE FOLKS ARE THESE THREE ARE REALLY GOOD NOMINEES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER DISTRICTS TO LOOK AT THOSE.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE SEXTON.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? TRUSTEE? JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT SO OF THE THREE THAT WE ARE NOMINATED, TWO OF THEM, MR. DIOT, MR. PUENTE, HAVE ALREADY ALREADY HAVE SEATS ON THE BOARD AND MR. LOZADA'S RESUME IS IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE.

HE IS NOT RIGHT NOW SITTING ON THE BOARD.

CORRECT. THIS IS AN EMPTY SEAT IN WHICH HE IS RUNNING CURRENTLY.

CURRENTLY. EXACTLY.

AND HE HAS AS THE RESUMES THAT WERE PASSED TO ALL THE TRUSTEES HAVE A REALLY STELLAR RECORD.

AND HE SERVED ON THE APPEAL, THE TAX APPEAL BOARD.

SO, IT'S HARD TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO IS PROBABLY MORE QUALIFIED THAN MR. LOZADA. RIGHT.

EXCELLENT. VERY IMPORTANT VOTE.

SO, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0.

[00:10:03]

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE WILL ADJOURN BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

551 .071, 551.072, 551.074 AND 551.0821 AT 6:09 P.M.

OKAY. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6:33 P.M.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ACTION TO CONSIDER ON OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES 6-0.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:33 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.