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3 • REGULARFort Bend County Municipal Utility District #131 (Fort Bend County)

Docket Item 3

Presented in: Board of Directors Special Meeting - September 24, 2021 on 2021-09-24
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 1.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Docket Item 3”
JR
Joann Randall
President
YES
JM
Jeanna Maxwell
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LS
Leslie Smith-Boards
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JJ
Jennifer Jacobs
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JA
Jo Ann Randall
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MH
Michael Higgins
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

3. Interview bookkeeping firms and take necessary action. Ms. Pfeffer left the meeting at this time. Mr. Wilson recognized Mr. Diaz and Ms. Bailey, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the bookkeeping proposal from McLennan & Associates, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Board asked a series of prepared questions, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C. Discussion ensued. With no further questions, Mr. Diaz and Ms. Bailey left the call at 11:15 a.m. At this time Ms. Pfeffer rejoined the meeting. Mr. Wilson recognized Ms. Pfeffer, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the bookkeeping proposal from Elite Bookkeeping LLC, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Board asked the series of prepared questions from Exhibit C. Discussion ensued. With no further questions, Ms. Pfeffer left the meeting. The Board discussed the selection procedures for bookkeeping services. Upon motion by 96039108.1 Director Smith-Boards, seconded by Director Boyd, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to individually submit ranking scores to NRF by 8 p.m., with NRF tallying the votes to determine the District’s new bookkeeper. Mr. Wilson stated that interviews for engineering services would be held at a later meeting. Ms. Smith-Boards stated that she would provide the contract information for an engineering firm to NRF to request a proposal.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 1.5/10). 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).