5 • UTILITY_DISTRICTBammel Utility District (Harris County)

ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCEDURES Charles Townsend of

Presented in: Bammel Utility District Board of Directors - May 08, 2023 on 2023-05-08

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (4 - 0)

“ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCEDURES Charles Townsend of Water District Management Company reviewed changes that are being implemented to enable better customer electronic payment options at lower fees. He presented and after discussion, upon motion by Mr. Armand, seconded by Mr. Pershall, and unanimously carried, the board approved the following related documents: • Electronic Check Processing Addendum ”

Bryan Pershall

Director, Place 3

YES

Nicholas Fava

Director, Place 4

YES

James Armand

Director, Place 5

YES

Jon Whisler

Director, Place 1

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCEDURES Charles Townsend of Water District Management Company reviewed changes that are being implemented to enable better customer electronic payment options at lower fees. He presented and after discussion, upon motion by Mr. Armand, seconded by Mr. Pershall, and unanimously carried, the board approved the following related documents: • Electronic Check Processing Addendum (the “ECP Addendum”) to the Terms and Conditions for Merchant Services Processing • Merchant Attestation and Amendment of Agreement and ECP Addendum Terms

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.