MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

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MIDDLE PECOS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT P.O. Box 1644 Fort Stockton, TX 79735 Phone (432)336-0698 — Fax (432)336-3407 405 North Spring Drive Fort Stockton, Texas 79735 Email: mpgcd@mpgced.org Website: www_middiepecosged.org Directors Janet Groth, President Vanessa Cardwell, Vice President M.R. Gonzalez, Secretary/Treasurer Alvaro Manduyjano, Jr. Wayne Tinkler Ronald Cooper Weldon Blackwelder Billy Jackson = Jeff Sims Puja Boinpally — Larry Drgac Employees Ty Edwards, General Manager Office: Gail Reeves Sheila Lehnert Field Technician: Anthony Bodnar MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING February 17, 2026 405 North Spring Drive, Fort Stockton, Texas A quorum of the District's Board of Directors held its regular Board Meeting in person with videoconference optional for the public and less than a quorum of the Board. Members of the public wishing to make public comment during the meeting or hearing were able to register by emailing mpgcd@mpacd.org prior to 9:30 a.m. on February 17, 2026. On this the 17th of February 2026, a Regular Board Meeting was held by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District at the District's office at 405 North Spring Drive, Fort Stockton, Texas, with the following members present in person: Vanessa Cardwell VP/City of Fort Stockton Wayne Tinkler Precinct 1 M.R. Gonzalez Precinct 2 Puja Boinpally Precinct 2 (arrived at 10:07 a.m.) Larry Drgac Precinct 3 Weldon Blackwelder Precinct 3 Ronald Cooper Precinct 4 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Precinct 4 Billy Jackson At Large Quorum Present Members Absent: Janet Groth, Jeff Sims District employees and consultants participating: Ty Edwards, Gail Reeves, Sheila Lehnert, Anthony Bodnar, Vince Clause, Bill Hutchison, Mike Gershon Others attending: Ryan Reed, Geoff Pike, Ed McCarthy, Eddie McCarthy, Joh Covington, Jeremiah Bihl, Mel Riggs, Michele Hagemann, Alma McCammond, Sydney McCarthy, Allison Strube, Matt Trela, Mark Tisdale, Cole Walker, Zach Swick, Ernest Woodward, and Ruben Martinez Page 1 of 7 —_—_—_————————SS—— — — ———————————=EeE Minutes of 02-17-2026 REGULAR BOARD MEETING I Board Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Vice President Vanessa Cardwell and roll call was taken. Il Comments from public and media: No comments iT} Consider and/or act upon Financial Audit for the Year ending 09-30-2025. Ruben Martinez with Garza Gonzalez & Associates, Certified Public Accountants presented the audit to the Board and answered all questions. The opinion rendered is an unmodified opinion which is the best that can be rendered. The financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the MPGCD, as of September 30, 2025, and the respective changes in financial position thereof for the year ended in conformity with the “GAAP” (generally accepted accounting principles), including those principles generally accepted for government entities in the United States of America. There are no findings that require disclosure or corrective action in the audit report. Ronald Cooper made a motion to approve the Financial Audit for year ending 09- 30-2025 as presented. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain IV Consider and/or act to approve Minutes of Regular Meeting on January 20, 2026. The draft Minutes were emailed to the Board prior to the meeting. Wayne Tinkler requested to add additional language to the minutes in the board packet: Ronnie Cooper made_a motion to ratify engagement of consultants for previous work performed and expenses incurred, which was seconded by Larry Drgac. There was discussion about applicable professional services procurement law, and the Board's routine review and approval of invoices/statements of services from these consultants as part of the Treasurers report and detail in Board packets. Motion failed. Vote: _4 FOR. - 5- O

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