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12 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on approving the Halff Associates Task Order 33 upgrading the District

Presented in: Approved Minutes | Regular Board Meeting | September 8, 2022 on 2022-09-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“motion passed unanimously.”
CZ
Chris Zeig
Director, Robertson County (Municipal) (Robertson County (Municipal))
YES
JB
Jayson Barfknecht
Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))
YES
SC
Stephen Cast
Director, Brazos County (Bryan) (Brazos County (Bryan))
YES
GM
Gary Mechler
Director, Robertson County (Agricultural) (Robertson County (Agricultural))
YES
MC
Mark Carrabba
Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action on approving the Halff Associates Task Order 33 upgrading the District database to a new platform and integrating a well assistance database. Agenda Items #11 & #12 opened simultaneously. A motion was made by Gary Mechler, second Chris Zeig to amend the budget to approve the Halff Associates Task Order 33 on upgrading the District database at $57,000. The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.