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F • REGULARActon Municipal Utility District (Hood County)

Richard English presented a memorandum dated March 21, 2025 regarding the Policy

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - March 26, 2025 on 2025-03-26
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Action on Item F: Richard English presented a memorandum dated March 21, 2025 regarding the Policy (Motion: Featherston, Second: Cleveland)”
DC
Don Cleveland
President
YES
VV
VAN VERNON
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
ABSENT
JF
JOHN FEATHERSTON
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RL
RAYMOND LEWIS
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
GR
GARY ROSE
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Richard English presented a memorandum dated March 21, 2025 regarding the Policy of term limits for the AMUD Board President. This policy states "The term of the President of the Board of Directors shall be limited to two full elected terms of two • years, ... ". Officer elections occur every two years. R. English suggests repealing the Policy giving the Board discretion to allow someone to serve additional terms should the Board want them to and if they are willing. Staff recommends Board action to repeal the policy limiting the term of Board President. 2 - - - After discussion, a motion was made to repeal. the policy: limiting the term of Board President. (RESOL NO. 25-03~431) Motion: Second: Vote: Featherston Cleveland Featherston, Cleveland, Rose Abstain: Absent: Lewis Vernon

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.2/10). 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.