9 • WATER_PERMITSMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon setting Mileage Rate for 2024.

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2024-02-20 on 2024-02-20

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“cents per mile. Janet Groth made a motion to approve the mileage rate of 67 cents per mile. Motion seconded by Puja Boinpally. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain”

M. R. Gonzalez

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

YES

Wayne Tinkler

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

Larry Drgac

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

ABSENT

Jeff Sims

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

YES

Vanessa Cardwell

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

ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon setting Mileage Rate for 2024. The IRS mileage rate has increased from last year. The new mileage rate is 67 cents per mile. Janet Groth made a motion to approve the mileage rate of 67 cents per mile. Motion seconded by Puja Boinpally. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain Update from LRE Water on Pecos County Water Levels and Rainfall Report. Vince Clause with LRE Water presented the 2023 Pecos County Water Level and Rainfall report to the Board. The report is attached to the minutes as Attachment D.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.