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8 • REGULARSouth Texas Water Authority (Kleberg County)

Declaration of surplus property.

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - March 25, 2025 on 2025-03-25
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (10 - 0)
“Motion to approve Declaration of surplus property.”
BB
Brandon Barrera
President
YES
JM
YES
IG
Imelda Garza
Secretary/Treasurer
YES
FG
Frances Garcia
Vice-President
YES
AN
YES
JM
Joe Morales
Director, Place 3
YES
DM
Daniel Morales
Director, Place 4
YES
AR
Arturo Rodriguez
Director, Place 5
YES
PA
Patsy A. Rodgers
Director, Place 1
YES
TL
Tanya Lawhon
Director, Place 2
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Declaration of surplus property. Mr. Marez presented a list of items no longer in use and ready to be declared surplus. The items are a 2018 Ford pickup, one 2020 Ram pickup, one HP Color LaserJet Pro M255dw Printer and six Dell desktop computers. Mr. Graveley stated that he prefers for the computers to be donated to a non-profit organization, if possible, instead of destroying and disposing of them.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). 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.