Consider recommendation from EAA staff to accept the Certification of Candidates’ Unopposed Status, declare the unopposed candidates elected to office from single-member districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, and cancel those elections.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Director Patterson, seconded by Secretary Youngblood, the board: (1) accept the Certification of Candidates’ Unopposed Status issued by the Board Secretary; (2) adopt Resolution and Order No. 09-24-107 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors declaring the unopposed candidates elected to office from single-member districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 within the boundaries of the EAA and cancelling those elections; and (3) direct the General Manager and General Counsel to take all appropriate actions in furtherance thereof as may be required by law. The motion passed without opposition. [Attached and made a part of these minutes.]

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.