Accurate Appraisals
Appraisals should be accurate and well-supported the first time, every time. The board should measure district-wide performance and hold management accountable for correcting weaknesses. The Texas Comptroller provides an important independent check on appraisal performance that doesn't depend on an individual taxpayer filing a protest. Appraisal districts should go beyond the bare minimum to look at whether individual taxpayers are treated fairly and consistently.
Efficient Administration
Texas property-tax laws continue to change, and Collin County continues to grow and evolve. Collin CAD must be able to adjust its processes, staffing, technology, and priorities. Accuracy should not require unnecessary spending or complexity. Additional resources should be approved only when their need, cost, and expected benefit are demonstrated. I will evaluate whether taxpayer resources are being directed where they produce the greatest benefit and whether the district is adapting efficiently to changes in the law and the properties it appraises.
Clear Lines of Authority
Good governance requires a clear distinction between management and oversight. District management should have the authority needed to administer operations, while the board must retain independent access to information, professional advice, and the ability to make its own decisions. I will support clear responsibilities and strong governance practices so that everyone is properly accountable.
Adaptable, Efficient Administration
Texas property-tax laws continue to change, and Collin County continues to grow and evolve. Collin CAD must be able to adjust its processes, staffing, technology, and priorities. Accuracy should not require unnecessary spending or complexity. Additional resources should be approved only when their need, cost, and expected benefit are demonstrated. I will evaluate whether taxpayer resources are being directed where they produce the greatest benefit and whether the district is adapting efficiently to changes in the law and the properties it appraises.
Board Scope & Limits
The Board Can
- • Hire, evaluate, and hold the chief appraiser accountable.
• Adopt the district’s budget and oversee its finances, contracts, policies, and administration.
• Insist on fair, consistent, transparent, and professional district-wide processes.
• Measure performance and require management to address organizational problems.
The Board Cannot
- • Determine or change an individual property’s appraisal.
• Intervene in exemption decisions or taxpayer protests.
• Direct the Appraisal Review Board, which decides protests independently.
• Set tax rates or determine the amount of anyone’s property-tax bill.