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Agenda Item 9: Consideration of and possible action on matters related to administration and management including the minutes of previous meetings, the annual budget of the district, bank accounts, investments, financial reports of the district, bills and invoices of the district, management goals and objectives of the district, administrative policies, staffing, consultant agreements, interlocal cooperation agreements, interlocal cooperation agreements, and support services provided to and from other groundwater conservation district. 9.0 —- Report regarding Administration and Management Meeting Discussion: Mr. Andruss provided the following report: Regarding Public Notice and Meeting Coordination for FY2024. The next meetings of the Board are scheduled for October 28, 2024, with each meeting to convene at 5:30 PM. Regular meetings will be rescheduled as necessary and special meetings may be scheduled to address unforeseen issues. Board Action: None. 9.1 — Budget for FY2025 Meeting Discussion: Mr. Andruss explained on July 19, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Victoria Groundwater Conservation District considered the operations of the district and their support services provided to other groundwater conservation district including Calhoun County GCD. Based on this consideration, Meeting Minutes for August 26, 2024| Page 3 of 10 CCGCD - Meeting Packet for October 28, 2024 - Supplemental Documentation | Page 131 of 188 Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District 131-A N. Virginia St., Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 P.O. Box 1395, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 Phone (361) 482-0357 | Fax (361) 482-0303 | www.calhouncountyged.org the VCGCD Board has elected to terminate the existing interlocal agreement with the district (as well as the agreements with RGCD and TGCD) and offer an agreement intended to improvement of performance of VCGCD staff in providing services to the boards of the VCGCD and cooperating district by increasing VCGCD staffing to 7 full-time employees at a consolidated office for at least a 5- year period. This arrangement would result in significant expenses to be incurred related to additional personnel and associated equipment and office expenses that would be offset by increases to the fees paid to the VCGCD by cooperating districts. (The budgetary information was developed on the presumption that each cooperating district would agree to the arrangement proposed by the VCGCD.) Staff developed a recommended budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, that attempts to fund the operations of the District in a manner that provides for 1) the accomplishment of the management plan goals and objectives, 2) the completion of certain projects and tasks associated with the administration of the district, groundwater conservation, groundwater management and permitting, groundwater monitoring, groundwater policy development, groundwater protection, groundwater research, and groundwater resource planning, and 3) avoid a budget deficit i

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.