PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE

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PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE l Call to Order at 11:01 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. 1 Receive public input on Proposed Budget and Proposed Tax Rate for Fiscal Year ending 09/30/2023. No comments received. Ul Adjourn. President Jerry McGuairt adjourned the hearing at 11:02 am. REGULAR BOARD MEETING — CONTINUED at 11:02 a.m. Vill Consider and/or approve Budget for Fiscal Year Ending 09/30/2023 and sign the Resolution to Adopt the Annual Budget. General Manager Ty Edwards presented the Resolution and Budget for the fiscal year ending 09/30/2023. M.R. Gonzalez made a motion to sign the resolution and adopt the annual budget as presented. Motion seconded by Vanessa Cardwell. Motion passed. Vote: 10FOR -0-Oppose 1Absent 0 Abstain Minutes of 08-16-2022 Page 4 of 8 Xl XIl FOR: J. McGuairt, J. Groth, M. R. Gonzalez, P. Boinpally, J. Sims, A. Childs Jr., Alvaro Mandujano, Jr., R. Cooper, V. Cardwell and Weldon Blackwelder AGAINST: None ABSENT: Larry Drgac Consider and/or adopt a Proposed Tax Rate for 2022-2023. M.R. Gonzalez made a motion that the proposed property tax rate be decreased by an adoption of a tax rate of $0.0194 per $100 valuation, which is the voter approval tax rate. Motion was seconded by Allan Childs. Motion passed. Record Vote: 10FOR -0-Oppose 1Absent 0 Abstain FOR: J. McGuairt, J. Groth, M. R. Gonzalez, P. Boinpally, J. Sims, A. Childs Jr., Alvaro Mandujano, Jr., R. Cooper, V. Cardwell and Weldon Blackwelder AGAINST: None ABSENT: Larry Drgac

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.9/10). 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.