7 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on amending budgeted expenditures within the 2017 District

Presented in: Approved Minutes - Permit Hearing & Regular Board Meeting - July 13, 2017 on 2017-07-13

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (2 - 0)

“motion passed unanimously.”

Jayson Barfknecht

Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))

YES

Mark Carrabba

Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7. Discussion and possible action on amending budgeted expenditures within the 2017 District budget including (1) Professional Services — Engineering/Hydrology, (2) Professional Services — ArcGIS Program/Hosting, (3) Professional Services — Legislative Consultant and (4) Professional Services — Legal. A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Bill Harris to amend the budgeted expenditures to the 2017 District budget as presented to the Board. The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.