16 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon an Engagement Letter with Smith & Rives, PC for

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2019-05-21 on 2019-05-21

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“. John Dorris made a motion to approve the engagement letter with Smith & Rives, P.C. for the audit for the year ending September 30, 2019. Motion seconded by Ronnie Cooper. Motion carried.”

M. R. Gonzalez

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

ABSENT

Janet Groth

Director, Precinct 3 Place 1 (Precinct 3 Place 1)

ABSENT

Wayne Tinkler

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

Jeff Sims

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

YES

Vanessa Cardwell

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

YES

Weldon Blackwelder

Director, At-Large Representative (At-Large Representative)

ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon an Engagement Letter with Smith & Rives, PC for the Audit for the Year Ending September 30, 2019. John Dorris made a motion to approve the engagement letter with Smith & Rives, P.C. for the audit for the year ending September 30, 2019. Motion seconded by Ronnie Cooper. Motion carried. Note: Allan Childs stepped out of the meeting. Vote: 7 FOR. -0- Oppose. 4 Absent. Briefing and possible action regarding groundwater-related legislation filed in the 86" Legislative Session. Ty Edwards presented the Board with a legislative update. He said that most of the bills that we were concerned about are dead as a stand-alone bill. HB 722 the Brackish Groundwater bill, it will be acted on by the full Senate before midnight on May 22. HB 720 the Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Aquifer Recharge Studies bill is very likely to pass the Senate and be sent to Governor Abbott. HB 1066 the Extensions of Groundwater Transfer Permits bill has been sent to Governor Abbott and he has until May 20 to make a decision. SB 2 the Omnibus Property Tax Reform bill must be approved by the full House and Senate by midnight on Sunday, May 26. Note: Allan Childs returned to the meeting Progress Reports: Well Registrations, Production Permits, Drilling Permits, Data Loggers, Drought Monitor Map and ongoing Water Quality Analysis. * Well Registrations: 2 non-exempt well registrations since our last meeting. Our total registrations are 3,178 and 944 of those are non-exempt registrations. * Production Permits: None at this time. Drilling Permits: None at this time. Monitor Wells: We will be installing transducers and telemetry equipment at Hayter Ranch, Alvaro Mandujano, Jr., and Jagged Peak Energy, LLC. * Water Quality: Will begin pulling quarterly samples in June. * Drought Monitor: The drought monitor report submitted in Board Information.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).