San Patricio Appraisal Review Board # of Staff and Pay
San Patricio County Appraisal District sets estimated values and the San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board hears protests not resolved informally, a total of 503 ARB hearings in 2021. The San Patricio County ARB is paid by the appraisal district; per diems fees paid to ARB members in 2021 totaled 22,875. (Could you be impartial and independent if one of the parties to a dispute was paying your salary and setting work rules?) The median ARB per diem fees are $150 per day with a high of $150 per day. The San Patricio ARB granted some reduction in value in 138 cases or 27% of the hearings they conducted in 2021.
Total Number of ARB Members - San Patricio CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| ARB Members | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Total Number | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| New ARB Members | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Returning ARB Members | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since The appraisal district can’t possibly accurately value all the properties in the county. They need your help to correct over-valuation.
San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board (ARB)
San Patricio County’s Appraisal Review Board plays a critical role in reviewing and correcting the tax roll initially generated by San Patricio County Appraisal District. Every county in Texas has an appraisal review board. (Note: the exception is Potter and Randall counties which share one appraisal district and appraisal review board.)
The appraisal review board members are supposed to be “separate and apart” from the appraisal district. They swear an oath to be impartial. Their ability to impartially hear and judge property tax disputes solves the second highest number of tax protests, second only to informal hearings.
San Patricio County ARB Members
The number of San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board members by year, and the portion of new and returning members are illustrated in the graph.
The San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board had 4 members in 2014 and 5 members in 2021. There was 1 new ARB member in 2021 and 80% of the 2021 members were returning from the prior year. The San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board is designated to be inpartial and independent in disputes between property owners and the San Patricio County Appraisal District.
How Many Days did ARB Hold Hearings in San Patricio County?Source: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Days of ARB Hearings | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Days of ARB hearings | 35 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 74 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 48 |
Texas property owners should protest annually To avoid a surprise-increase in property taxes. This happens when the notice of value was lost. A large error in a home value is difficult to fix if not corrected through the normal appeal process.
How Many Days did San Patricio County ARB Hold Hearings?
San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board conducted ARB hearings 1 day in 2014 and 71 days in 2021. San Patricio County Appraisal District paid the San Patricio County ARB members $71,545 in per diem fees in 2021. Is it a conflict for San Patricio CAD to pay the ARB?
ARB CompensationSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Per Diem Rate | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Lowest per diem to ARB | $100 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $100 |
| Median per diem to ARB | $100 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $100 |
| Highest per diem to ARB | $100 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Texas property taxes are the largest tax payment for many Texans.
ARB Compensation
San Patricio County Appraisal District paid members of the San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board $71,545 in per diem fees in 2021. (Could you be impartial and independent if the appraisal district was paying your salary to hear property owner protests?) The San Patricio CAD budget for the San Patricio County ARB was $800 in 2014. The lowest per diem for a San Patricio County ARB member was $100 in 2014 and $200 in 2021. The median per diem for a San Patricio ARB member was $0 in 2014 and $0 in 2021. The highest per diem for a San Patricio County ARB member was $100 in 2014 and $200 in 2021.