Consider appointment of a voting member and alternate member to the Fort Worth Wholesale Water and Wastewater Customer Advisory Committee for Fiscal Year 2027.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The City of Richland Hills is a wholesale water and wastewater customer of the City of Fort Worth and participates in the Fort Worth Wholesale Water and Wastewater Customer Advisory Committee. For Fiscal Year 2027, Fort Worth requires each wholesale customer’s governing body to officially appoint a Voting Member and an Alternate Member to serve on the Water and/or Wastewater System Advisory Committee under the terms of the applicable wholesale service contract. The appointment term is October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The appointment form requires the City to identify the designated voting member and alternate member, including their title and contact information, and to obtain the Mayor’s signature and the City’s official seal. Fort Worth requests that the completed appointment form be returned as soon as possible, but no later than October 31, 2026, to WaterWholesale@fortworthtexas.gov or by mail to the City of Fort Worth Water Customer Service/Wholesale Division. The City Council is asked to appoint the following representatives for Fiscal Year 2027: Voting Member: Kelly Morris, Assistant Director of Public Works Alternate Member: Eric Valdez, Executive Director of Community Services

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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).