Article 15 of the City of Fort Worth wholesale water agreement and Article 23 of the City of Fort Worth wastewater agreement state that the City of Crowley shall annually appoint a representative to be a voting member of the Wholesale Water/Wastewater Customer Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to have communication between the City of Fort Worth and its wholesale customers, of which the City of Crowley is a member, on such matters as water conservation, wholesale planning, improvements, grants, wholesale rate studies, administration, budgets and additional wholesale customers. Staff would like to appoint Matt Elgin, Assistant City Manager to the voting position and Randal Manus, Director of Utilities, to the alternate position.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.