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8 • Regular AgendaTimber Lane Utility District (Harris County)

8. The Board then considered a Resolution Authorizing the Use of Surplus

Presented in: Timber Lane Utility District Board Meeting - June 10, 2025 on 2025-06-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Board Action: 8. The Board then considered a Resolution Authorizing the Use of Surplus”
EL
Eric Langstaff
Director, Place 3
YES
DM
Daniel Meacham
Director, Place 4
YES
JM
James Messer
Director, Place 5
YES
AG
A.F. Gessel
Director, Place 1
YES
RS
Robert Schenck
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Funds, whereby the District would use $475,000.00 in surplus construction funds from several prior bond sales to perform major repairs needed on the District's sanitary sewer facilities. The Board discussed that such use of surplus funds under these circumstances is authorized by the Texas Administrative Code, Accordingly, upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the resolution as presented.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.2/10). 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.