SURPLUS PROPERTY:
Official Roll-Call Vote
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
SURPLUS PROPERTY: General Manger Shadden — These trucks have been replaced. They are high mileage and things are wrong with them and they are no longer any use to us so we are going to declare them surplus property and sell them at Horn Auction. They have had good luck putting things out there and getting a pretty good return on them. President Caraway — Do we take the beds off of these to use on other trucks? General Manager Shadden - The last few that we have had were rusted so we normally put a new bed on the trucks we get. Director Nicely, made a Motion to approve declaring 3 water trucks as Surplus Property to be sent to Horn Auction in October 2024. The motion was seconded by Director Rayburn and it passed by unanimous vote. bt DRAINAGE REPORT: Amos Roy reported on Drainage. We dodged a bullet with the Hurricane. SPINDLETOP BAYOU EAST OF SH124: Komatsu Fecon ~- This machine has currently reached the end of our easement on this side of the bayou. We are looking to move the machine into Double Bayou to work on a 2-mile stretch. WHITE’S BAYOU TRIBUTARY: Komatsu Mower Long Reach- This machine is being used to remove the vegetation from the drainage ditch. CAT D3 Dozer — This machine is assisting in moving debris piles and correcting the right of way. CAT Fecon — This machine is cutting the heavy vegetation that the mower machine cannot handle. RUSH DITCH SOUTH OF IH-10: Dragline — Using the Dragline to clean out the sand bars on Rush ditch. Komatsu Dozer —
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). 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.