11 • GeneralBrazoria County Groundwater Conservation District (Brazoria County)

Motion by Director Davenport; Seconded by Director O’Day to open a

Presented in: Brazoria County GCD Board of Directors Meeting - November 09, 2017 on 2017-11-09

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion by Director Davenport to approve Motion by Director Davenport; Seconded by Director O’Day to open a”

Robert Purnell

Secretary (Place 1)

YES

Dennis Davenport

Vice President (Place 2)

YES

Patrick O'Day

President

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Motion by Director Davenport; Seconded by Director O’Day to open a public hearing to hear comments on the proposed amendments to the District Rules as presented. Motion approved with all present voting aye. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED | AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT RULES | After no comments were heard, the motion was made by Director Davenport and seconded by Director O'Day to close the public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to the District Rules. Motion approved with all present voting aye. | APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT RULES |

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.