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9 • REGULARGuadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District (Guadalupe County)

Discussion and possible action to appoint Chris Ayotte to fill the vacancy of

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - August 14, 2025 on 2025-08-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Discussion and possible action to appoint Chris Ayotte to fill the vacancy of”
JS
Jeff Schuehle
Director, District 1 (District 1)
YES
AR
A Robert Raetzsch
Director, District 2 (District 2)
YES
RC
Rebecca Clark
Director, District 3 (District 3)
YES
JN
Jamie Nielson
Director, District 4 (District 4)
YES
CA
Chris Ayotte
Director, District 5 (District 5)
YES
HS
Hilmar Starcke
Director, District 6 (District 6)
YES
MM
Matt Miranda
Director, District 7 (District 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action to appoint Chris Ayotte to fill the vacancy of Director of District 5: Mr. Starcke invited Mr. Schuehle and Mr. Jones to brief the Board on their recommendation to appoint Mr. Ayotte to the GCGCD board. Mr. Ayotte is a local rancher, long-time resident of the County, participant in our monitoring well program, friend of the District for many years supporting efforts against the landfill, active in serving on the Luling Foundation board, and supporter of conservation. Although unable to attend the meeting today, Mr. Ayotte is willing to serve. Motion to appoint Chris Ayotte to fill vacancy in District 5 by Bill Jones. Second by Jeff Schuehle. Motion passed.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.