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

Docket Item 3

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - May 24, 2022 on 2022-05-24
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. Qualify Directors and Election of Officers. Mr. Wilson reported that Directors Jacobs and Smith-Boards were reelected to the Board, and that Sonya Jones was elected to the Board for the 2022 Directors Election. Discussion ensued regarding the election of officers. Upon 108144056.1 motion by Director Smith-Boards, seconded by Director Higgins, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted by majority, with Director Jacobs opposing and Director Randall abstaining, to approve the slate of officers with Jennifer Jacobs as President, Jo Ann Randall as Vice President, Sonya Jones as Secretary, Leslie Smith-Boards as Treasurer and Michael Higgins as Assistant Secretary and investment officer. Discussion ensued regarding the treasurer position. Upon motion by Director Randall, seconded by Director Jacobs, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted by majority, with Director Smith-Boards opposing, to further discuss the treasurer role.

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).