10 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon an Engagement Letter with Smith & Rives, PC for

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2018-07-17 on 2018-07-17

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Jr. made a motion to enter upon the engagement letter with Smith & Rives, PC to conduct the audit for the year ending September 30, 2018. Motion seconded by John Dorris. Motion Carried Unanimously. Vote: 7 For”

M. R. Gonzalez

Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)

YES

Wayne Tinkler

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

Jeff Sims

Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)

YES

Vanessa Cardwell

Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)

ABSENT

Weldon Blackwelder

Director, At-Large Representative (At-Large Representative)

ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon an Engagement Letter with Smith & Rives, PC for the Audit for the Year Ending September 30, 2018. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to enter upon the engagement letter with Smith & Rives, PC to conduct the audit for the year ending September 30, 2018. Motion seconded by John Dorris. Motion Carried Unanimously. Vote: 7 For. -0- Oppose. 4 Absent. IX

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.