Property Tax Consultants Advisory Council and Authority
Judy Cullers, Presiding Officer
Carrollton, TX
(Registered Property Tax Consultant)
e-mail: Judy.Cullers@thomsonreuters.com
Term Expires: 2/01/2011
Stephen R. Dunson
Fort Worth, TX
(Registered Property Tax Consultant)
e-mail: sdunson@integratax.net
Term Expires: 2/01/2009
William P. Green
Addison, TX
(Registered Property Tax Consultant)
e-mail: wpadvisors@sbcglobal.net
Term Expires: 2/01/2009
W. Ken Parsons
Grapevine, TX
(Registered Property Tax Consultant)
email: kenparsons@mfpoer.com
Term Expires: 2/01/2010
Paul Pennington
Carrollton, TX
(Registered Property Tax Consultant)
e-mail: ppennington@pepennington.com
Term Expires: 2/01/2011
Steven G. Mills
Mansfield, TX
(Registered Property Tax Consultant)
e-mail: smills@brazostaxgroup.com
Term Expires: 2/01/2010
Property Tax Consultants Advisory Council
- appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission’s approval
- members serve until reappointed or replaced
- authorized by Occupations Code, Chapter 1152
The council shall recommend to the commission standards of practice, conduct, and ethics for registrants to be adopted; setting fees; contents for the senior property tax consultant registration examination and standards of acceptable performance; and assist and advise the commission in recognizing continuing education programs and educational courses for registrants, and in establishing educational requirements for initial applicants. The Council is composed of six members, appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission’s approval.
Each person appointed for membership on the council must:
- be a registered senior property tax consultant;
- be a member of a nonprofit, voluntary trade association:
- whose membership consists primarily of persons who perform property tax consulting services in this state or who engage in property tax management in this state for other persons;
- that has written experience and examination requirements for membership; and
- that subscribes to a code of professional conduct or ethics;
- be a resident of this state for the five years preceding the date of the appointment; and
- have performed or supervised the performance of property tax consulting services as the person's primary occupation continuously for the five years preceding the date of the appointment.
A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the council if the individual is:
- required to register with the secretary of state under Chapter 305, Government Code;
- required to register with the Board of Tax Professional Examiners under Chapter 1151; or
- exempt from the registration requirements imposed by this chapter, except as provided by Section 1152.102.
The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission’s approval, shall appoint a member of the council to serve as presiding officer of the council for two years. Members of the council serve staggered three-year terms, with the terms of two members expiring on February 1 of each year. The council shall meet at least semiannually at the call of the presiding officer or at the call of a majority of its members. A council member is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a member. A council member is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a member, subject to applicable limitations in the General Appropriations Act.
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