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: mpacd@mpacd.org Website: www middlepecosacd.org Directors Jerry McGuairt, President Janet Groth, Vice President M. R. Gonzalez, Secretary/Treasurer Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Vanessa Cardwell Ronald Cooper Weldon Blackwelder Allan Childs Jeff Sims Puja Boinpally ~~ Larry Drgac Employees Ty Edwards, General Manager Office: Gail Reeves Field Technician: Anthony Bodnar MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING January 17, 2023 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 were able to register by emailing mpacd@mpacd.org prior to 9:30 a.m. on January 17, 2023. On this the 17" of January 2023, 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: Jerry McGuairt President, Precinct 1 Janet Groth Precinct 1 M.R. Gonzalez Precinct 2 Puja Boinpally Precinct 2 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr Precinct 4 Ronald Cooper Precinct 4 Jeff Sims City of lraan Vanessa Cardwell City of Fort Stockton Quorum Present Members Absent: Weldon Blackwelder, Larry Drgac, and Allan Childs, Jr. District employees and consultants participating: Ty Edwards, Gail Reeves, Bill Hutchison, Anthony Bodnar, Allan Standen, Vince Clause, Ty Embrey, Rocky Rives, and Mike Gershon. Others attending: Paula McGuairt, Brett Thompson, Ed McCarthy, Schuler Wight, Mark Tisdale, James Beach, Ryan Reed, Buck Benson, Mel Riggs, Carl Craigo, Robert Hanna, and Zach Swick. REGULAR BOARD MEETING Minutes of 1-17-2023 Page 1 of S l Board Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt and roll call was taken. I Comments from public and media: No Comments Ml Consider and/or act upon Financial Audit for the Year ending 09-30-2022. Rocky Rives with Smith and Rives, PC 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, 2022, 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- 30-2022 as presented. Motion seconded by Janet Groth. Motion passed. Vote: 8FOR -0-Oppose 3Absent 0 Abstain IV Consider and/or act to approve Minutes of Regular Meeting on November 15, 2022. The draft Minutes were emailed to the Board prior to the meeting. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the Minutes for the meeting of November 15, 2022, as presented. Motion seconded by Ronald Cooper. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Abstained from voting since he was not present at the last meeting. Motion passed. Vote: 7FOR -0-Oppose 3Absent 1 Abstain Vv Consider and/or act upon Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ending November 30, 2022. General Manager Ty Edwards presented the Treasurer's report to the Board. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the Treasurer's Report ending November 30, 2022, as presented. Motion seconded by Ronald Cooper. Motion passed. Vote: 8FOR -0-Oppose 3Absent 0 Abstain Minutes of 1-17-2023 Pa

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