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Appraisal Review Board Definition:

An Appraisal Review Board is a group of private citizens authorized to resolve disputes between taxpayers and the Appraisal District. ARB members are appointed by the Appraisal District's Board of Directors for two-year terms. Although the Appraisal Review Board is funded by the Appraisal District and appointed by its Board of Directors, it is a separate authoritative body. No employees or officers of the Appraisal District or the taxing units it serves may sit on the ARB. To qualify for service on the ARB, an individual must be a resident of the Appraisal District for at least two years prior to taking office. Any person who is a former member of the governing body or officer or employee of a taxing unit, or is a former director, officer, or employee of the Appraisal District is ineligible to serve. Also the person’s close relatives cannot work as professional tax agents or tax appraisers within the Appraisal District. ARB members also must comply with special conflict of interest laws.

The ARB determines taxpayer protests and taxing unit challenges. The ARB also determines if the Chief Appraiser has granted or denied exemptions and agricultural appraisals properly. The ARB's decisions are binding only for the year in question. The ARB meets throughout the year on a monthly basis to carry out supplemental duties. ARB meetings are open to the public. The ARB establishes its own Procedures and Rules that govern its operations. For cost savings purposes, the ARB typically meets at the Appraisal District office.

When it enacted the Tax Code, the Texas Legislature created appraisal districts and ARB's as separate entities. Texas courts have recognized this legislative separation—directly acknowledging that the appraisal district and the ARB are “separate and distinct bodies.” Although most ARB members are appointed by appraisal district boards of directors and an ARB may use the staff of the appraisal office for clerical assistance, the ARB maintains an independence from the appraisal district’s board of directors and appraisal district staff, including the chief appraiser.