Authorize Rules Committee and/or General Manager to conduct public hearings for

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10. Authorize Rules Committee and/or General Manager to conduct public hearings for proposed District Rules. A public hearing is required at the meeting when the rules are approved. The Rules Committee proposes a public hearing in each of the counties in the district prior to the meeting to adopt the rules. Once the draft rules are in final form, they will be posted on the District’s website and hard copies of the draft rules will be available at each of the county court houses for public review. Director Isham suggested Huntsville City Hall for the Walker County meeting. Even minor changes to rules will require a public hearing at the meeting they are going to be voted on. The Management Committee will hold its first meeting next month. Director Beckendorff moved Director Isham seconded that the General Manager and the Rules Committee make arrangements for public hearings to be held in each county. Motion Carried. Director Isham suggested that a power point presentation be made at each hearing prior to public comment.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.