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8 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act on an Engagement Letter with Smith & Rives, PC for the

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2020-06-16 on 2020-06-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the engagement letter with Smith & Rives, P.C. for the Audit for the Year Ending September 30, 2020. Motion seconded by M. R. Gonzalez. Motion carried Unanimously. Vote: 9 FOR”
MR
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)
YES
RC
Ronnie Cooper
Director, Fort Stockton Representative (Fort Stockton Representative)
ABSENT
WT
Wayne Tinkler
Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)
YES
JS
Jeff Sims
Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)
YES
VC
Vanessa Cardwell
Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act on an Engagement Letter with Smith & Rives, PC for the Audit for the Year Ending September 30, 2020. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the engagement letter with Smith & Rives, P.C. for the Audit for the Year Ending September 30, 2020. Motion seconded by M. R. Gonzalez. Motion carried Unanimously. Vote: 9 FOR. -0- Oppose. 2 Absent (Childs/Cooper).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.