11 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on funding the District website reconstruction, addition of

Presented in: November 8, 2012 - Public Hearing & Regular Board Meeting on 2012-11-08

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“motion passed unanimously.”

Mark Carrabba

Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action on funding the District website reconstruction, addition of a conservation page, and addition of a water quality page using funds dedicated to the Education line item in the 2012 budget. A motion was made by David Stratta, second by, Mark Carrabba, to approve the contract for website reconstruction without the indemnity. Striking “indemnity” from the “contract” (Roman numeral IV). The motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.