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5 • FISCALUpper Colorado River Authority (Tom Green County)

– Discussion and action for annual water rate review: General Manager, Scott McWilliams, recommended that the board keep the current water rate at this time. Motion

Presented in: UCRA Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-11-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“Action on – Discussion and action for annual water rate review: General Manager, Scott McWilliams, recommended”
JR
Jeffie Roberts
President
YES
MV
Mason Vaughan
Director (Place 1)
YES
NC
Nathan Callicoatte
Director (Place 2)
ABSENT
EH
Erica Hall
Director (Place 3)
YES
FH
Fred Hernandez Jr.
Director (Place 4)
YES
TM
Tanner Mahan
Director (Place 5)
YES
RB
Reese Braswell
Director (Place 6)
YES
LL
Leslie Lasater
Director (Place 7)
YES
NB
Nancy Blackwell
Director (Place 8)
YES
KM
Kathryn Mews
Director (Place 9)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

– Discussion and action for annual water rate review: General Manager, Scott McWilliams, recommended that the board keep the current water rate at this time. Motion made by Reese Braswell, seconded and carried to leave the water rate at the current configuration.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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.