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M • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

R. Gonzalez Secretary/Treasurer, Prec. 2

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2018-11-13 on 2018-11-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Jr. made a motion to elect M. R. Gonzalez as Secretary/Treasurer. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously.”
MR
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)
YES
WT
Wayne Tinkler
Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)
YES
PB
Puja Boinpally
Director, Precinct 1 Place 2 (Precinct 1 Place 2)
ABSENT
JS
Jeff Sims
Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)
YES
VC
Vanessa Cardwell
Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

M. R. Gonzalez Secretary/Treasurer, Prec. 2 Janet Groth Precinct 1 Weldon Blackwelder Precinct 3 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. Precinct 4 Ronald Cooper Precinct 4 Vanessa Cardwell City of Fort Stockton Jeff Sims City of lraan Allan Childs At Large Quorum Present. Board members absent: John Dorris and Puja Boinpally Others present: Ty Edwards, Gail Reeves, Melissa Mills, Anthony Bodnar, Paula McGuairt, Jeff Williams, Brock Thompson, Ed McCarthy, Mike Thornhill, Gary Bryant, Geoff Pike, Ryan Reed, Kaveh Khorzad, Glenn Honaker, Dennis Owens, Oscar Gonzalez and Bob Sadler. REGULAR BOARD MEETING | Call to order regular Board meeting at 10:01 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. Il Comments from public and media: Gary Bryant requested to address fake news. It was reported last month by Ty Edwards that Gary Bryant was present at the GMA 3 meeting and represented Fort Stockton Holdings. Mr. Bryant clarified that he does not represent Fort Stockton Holdings (unless he expressly states it). He also commented that if the MPGCD needs a larger room for Board Meetings that there are several meetings rooms around Fort Stockton that could accommodate a large crowd, and that buying a new building is not necessary. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for November 13, 2018 Page 2 Ml Issue Certificates of Election to Board Members. For the Record: President McGuairt stated that on September 4, 2018, the 11-06-2018 Election was cancelled due to all candidates being unopposed. The following candidates have been certified as unopposed and are hereby elected and presented with Certificates of Election as follows: Jerry McGuairt, Precinct 1 Puja Boinpally, Precinct 2 (Note that Puja Boinpally was not present.) Weldon R. Blackwelder, Precinct 3 Ronald |. Cooper, Precinct 4 Vanessa Cardwell, City of Fort Stockton Jeffrey W. Sims, City of Iraan IV Administer the Statement of Elected Officer. The following Board Members were administered the Statement of Elected Officer by President Jerry McGuairt: Jerry McGuairt, Precinct 1 Weldon R. Blackwelder, Precinct 3 Ronald |. Cooper, Precinct 4 Vanessa Cardwell, City of Fort Stockton Jeffrey W. Sims, City of lraan (Note that Puja Boinpally was not present.) Vv Administer Oath of Office for Board Members. The following Board Members were administered the Oath of Office by President Jerry McGuairt: Jerry McGuairt, Precinct 1 Weldon R. Blackwelder, Precinct 3 Ronald |. Cooper, Precinct 4 Vanessa Cardwell, City of Fort Stockton Jeffrey W. Sims, City of Iraan (Note that Puja Boinpally was not present.) vi Consider and/or act upon MPGCD Board Reorganization (Election of Officers). Office of President: Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. nominated Jerry McGuairt. Nominations ceased. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to elect Jerry McGuairt as President. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for November 13, 2018 Page 3 Office of Vice President: Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. nominated Janet Groth. Nominations ceased. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to elect Janet Groth as Vice President. Motion seconded by Vanessa Cardwell. Motion carried unanimously. Office of Secretary/Treasurer: Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. nominated M. R. Gonzalez. Nominations ceased. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to elect M. R. Gonzalez as Secretary/Treasurer. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously. Vil Consider and/or act upon 2019 Meeting and Holiday Schedule. Ronnie Cooper made a motion to approve the 2019 Meeting and Holiday Schedule that was presented with an addition of closing the office 1/2 day in the afternoon on December 24, 2019. Motion seconded by Jeff Sims. Motion carried unanimously. The following 2019 Meeting and Holiday Schedule was approved. 2019 Regular Board Meeting Schedule January 15, 2019 Tuesday 10 am February 19, 2019 Tuesday 10 am March 19, 2019 Tuesday 10 am April 16, 2019 Tuesday 10 am May 21, 2019 Tuesday 10 am June 18, 2019 Tuesday 10

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.