D.3 • WATER_DISTRICTEdwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)

Consider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve the purchase of IT cloud server hosting services from Amazon Web Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $80,000, and the purchase of software and support services from SHI Go

Presented in: Edwards Aquifer Authority - Finance/Administrative Committee (April 28, 2026) on 2026-04-28

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (2 - 0)

“A motion was made by Director Persyn, seconded by Vice-Chairman Youngblood, the Finance/Administrative Committee recommend the board approve the purchase of IT cloud server hosting services from Amazon Web Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $80,000, and adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving the purchase of software and support services f”

Russell Persyn

Director, District 13 (District 13)

YES

Benjamin Youngblood III

Director, District 15 (District 15)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Director Persyn, seconded by Vice-Chairman Youngblood, the Finance/Administrative Committee recommend the board approve the purchase of IT cloud server hosting services from Amazon Web Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $80,000, and adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving the purchase of software and support services from SHI Government Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $156,989, for calendar year 2026. The motion passed without opposition.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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.