The future of the Potter-Randall Appraisal District’s governance remains up in the air as the two governing boards met separately on Tuesday. Both boards started the process to retain outside counsel ahead of an anticipated renegotiation of the district’s 1987 governing contract.
That contract, as we have previously reported, granted most of the district’s power to Randall County’s Board of Directors, with the powers of the Potter County board mostly limited to ratifying Randall County board’s selection of the chief appraiser and appointing the Potter County Appraisal Review Board.
The Potter-Randall Appraisal District is unique in Texas, being the only appraisal district office serving two counties. Typically, appraisal districts serve one county and are governed by a single Board of Directors, with the board setting overall policy for the office (though they do not have direct control over actual property appraisals)…