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7 • REGULARCrystal Clear Special Utility District (Guadalupe County)

37% 62,400 Increase 80370 O&M EXPENSES-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8037016 Rate Study 16,500 33,000 -50.00% -16,500 Reduced based on new software for rate & fee changes/updates SUB-TOTAL 701,500 718,000 -2.30% -16,500 Decrease 80500 O&M EXPENSES-OFFICE EXPENSES 8050002 Office Supplies 65,000 50,000

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - 2026-04-23 on 2026-04-23
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve item 7: 37% 62,400 Increase 80370 O&M EXPENSES-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8037016 Rate Study 16,500 33,000 -50.00% -16,500 Reduced based on new software for rate & fee changes/updates SUB-TOTAL 701,500 718,000 -2.”
PK
Pamela Kraft
Board President
YES
CP
Cheryl Patterson
Vice-President
YES
AV
Andrea Velasquez
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BR
Ben Raska
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JT
Jamie Trant
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JB
Joseph Benavides
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
NR
Nick Reininger
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
LU
Louis Upton
Board President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

37% 62,400 Increase 80370 O&M EXPENSES-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8037016 Rate Study 16,500 33,000 -50.00% -16,500 Reduced based on new software for rate & fee changes/updates SUB-TOTAL 701,500 718,000 -2.30% -16,500 Decrease 80500 O&M EXPENSES-OFFICE EXPENSES 8050002 Office Supplies 65,000 50,000

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).