Maass, James – Chairman

Pustejovsky, Barney

Wilson, Bob

An ARB member may not communicate with another person about a protest. An ARB member who communicates with a property owner or appraisal district employee concerning a property protest outside of the hearing may not participate in the hearing. An ARB member must be very careful to maintain an unbiased approach to each property under protest.

Role of ARB Members

The appraisal review board (ARB) is the judicial part of the system. The ARB is a separate body from the appraisal office and serves a different function. It hears and resolves disputes over appraisal matters. This is a very broad and important responsibility, but the ARB must be sensitive to its legal and practical limits.

First, the ARB only has authority over matters submitted to it. The ARB has no role in the day to day operations of the appraisal office or in appraising property.

Except where it is deciding a protest, challenge or a correction motion, the ARB has no authority to change a value or correct the appraisal records directly. In a challenge, it must order the chief appraiser to reappraise or correct the records related to the challenge. Only in resolving taxpayer protests can the ARB make changes or set a value on its own. Such a change only affects the property in question.