Adjourn Regular Meeting The above agenda schedule represents an estimate of the order for the indicated items and is subject to change at any time. Public hearings and public meetings of the District are available to all persons regardless of disabil

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Adjourn Regular Meeting The above agenda schedule represents an estimate of the order for the indicated items and is subject to change at any time. Public hearings and public meetings of the District are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance to attend a hearing or meeting, please call (817)556-2299 at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing or meeting to coordinate any special physical access arrangements. At any time during a hearing or meeting of the Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District Board and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated, the Board may meet in a closed executive session on any of the above agenda items or other lawful items for consultation concerning attorney-client matters (§551.071); deliberation regarding real property (§551.072); deliberation regarding prospective gifts (§551.073); personnel matters (§551.074); and deliberation regarding security devices (§551.076). Any subject discussed in executive session may be subject to action during an open hearing or meeting. Persons may make comments for or against an application for any type of permit, permit amendment, replacement well, or exception request without the need to request a contested case hearing on the application. However, persons wanting to protest an application involving a permit or permit amendment by requesting a contested case hearing must do so in writing in accordance with District Rule 10.6 that is either received by the District or submitted at the public hearing in person before the time that the Board takes final action on the application, as set forth more specifically in the District Rules. Certification I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that on or before 5:00 PM on December 9, 2025, I posted and filed the above notice of meeting(s) and hearing(s) with the Texas Secretary of State, the Johnson, Ellis, Somervell, and Hill counties’ clerk offices, and also posted a copy in the front window of the Prairielands GCD office in a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times and that it will remain so posted continuously for at least three business days preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.043. This notice complies with the posting requirements of Texas Government Code §551.043, as amended by HB 1522, including the requirement that notice be posted not later than three business days prior to the meeting date. Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District Kathy Turner Jones, General Manager ATTACHMENT “A” Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District 2026 Proposed Budget REVENUES: Groundwater Production Fees $ 2,508,667 Application Fees $ 163,550 Interest $ 75,000 Other $ 58,845 Total Revenues $ 2,806,062 EXPENDITURES: Payroll and benefits $ 1,392,500 Field and technical $ 90,500 Insurance $ 31,500 Legal $ 312,000 Meeting, Travel and Training $ 40,000 Office $ 135,150 Operating $ 132,000 Professional services $ 265,200 Public Relations and Education $ 129,000 Debt Service $ 103,212 Capital Outlay $ 175,000 Total Expenditures $ 2,806,062

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