At this time, any person may address the Board regarding an item on this meeting agenda or on matters not on this meeting agenda. Each person will have up to three (3) minutes. The Chair may reduce the speaker time limit uniformly to accommodate the number of speakers or improve meeting efficiency. Pursuant to Section 551.007 of the Texas Government Code, any person wishing to address the Board for items listed as Public Hearings will be recognized when the Public Hearing is opened. No discussion or action may be taken at this meeting on items not listed on this agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen’s inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).