10 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon 2015 Management Plan

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2015-08-18 on 2015-08-18

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Jr. made a motion to approve the proposed tax rate of $0.0249 per $100 valuation for 2015 and the Resolution for the Proposed Tax Rate. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously.”

M. R. Gonzalez

Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)

YES

Wayne Tinkler

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

Jeff Sims

Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)

YES

Vanessa Cardwell

Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)

ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon 2015 Management Plan John Dorris made a motion to adopt the 2015 Management Plan and submit it to the Texas Water Development Board. Motion seconded by Janet Groth. Motion carried unanimously. Consider and/or approve Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year Ending 09/30/2016 and sign the Resolution to Adopt the Annual Budget This item will be considered out of order — after the Executive Session Consider and/or approve PROPOSED Tax Rate of $0.0249 per $100 valuation for 2015 Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to approve the proposed tax rate of $0.0249 per $100 valuation for 2015 and the Resolution for the Proposed Tax Rate. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.