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12 • UTILITY_DISTRICTBammel Utility District (Harris County)

CANCELLATION OF ELECTION Mark W. Brooks

Presented in: Bammel Utility District Board of Directors - September 12, 2023 on 2023-09-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“CANCELLATION OF ELECTION Mark W. Brooks of Young & Brooks, the District's attorneys, reported that the candidates for the directors election scheduled for November 7, 2023 are unopposed. Pursuant to the Order for Election of Directors adopted previously by the board, upon certification that each candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot is unopposed, the board of directors is to declare each”
BP
Bryan Pershall
Director, Place 3
YES
NF
Nicholas Fava
Director, Place 4
YES
JA
James Armand
Director, Place 5
YES
JW
Jon Whisler
Director, Place 1
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

CANCELLATION OF ELECTION Mark W. Brooks of Young & Brooks, the District's attorneys, reported that the candidates for the directors election scheduled for November 7, 2023 are unopposed. Pursuant to the Order for Election of Directors adopted previously by the board, upon certification that each candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot is unopposed, the board of directors is to declare each unopposed 4 candidate elected to the office, and the election will not be held. After discussion, upon motion by Mr. Pershall, seconded by Mr. Rochow, and unanimously carried, the board adopted the attached Order for Cancellation of Election.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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