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15 • REGULARCrystal Clear Special Utility District (Guadalupe County)

Back-Billing If a customer was undercharged, the District may back bill the customer for the amount which was under billed. The back billing shall not exceed six (6) months unless such undercharge was the result of meter tampering, bypass, or diversion of service by the customer as defined in subsections 21 and 22 below of Section E. If the under billing is $25 or more, and the undercharge was not the result of tampering, the District shall offer to enter into a Deferred Payment Agreement with

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - 2026-07-23 on 2026-07-23
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve item 15: Back-Billing If a customer was undercharged, the District may back bill the customer for the amount which was under billed. The back billing shall not exceed six (6) months unless such undercharge was”
PK
Pamela Kraft
Board President
YES
CP
Cheryl Patterson
Vice-President
YES
AV
Andrea Velasquez
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BR
Ben Raska
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JT
Jamie Trant
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JB
Joseph Benavides
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
NR
Nick Reininger
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
LU
Louis Upton
Board President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Back-Billing If a customer was undercharged, the District may back bill the customer for the amount which was under billed. The back billing shall not exceed six (6) months unless such undercharge was the result of meter tampering, bypass, or diversion of service by the customer as defined in subsections 21 and 22 below of Section E. If the under billing is $25 or more, and the undercharge was not the result of tampering, the District shall offer to enter into a Deferred Payment Agreement with such customer for the same length of time as that of the under billing. In cases of meter tampering, bypass, or diversion of service, the District may, but is not required to, offer a customer a deferred payment plan.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.