8.A • The following items are of a routine or administraHidalgo County (Hidalgo County)

AI-103147: Emergency Management: Requesting approval of the 2026 Membership Dues for Emergency Management Coordinator Ricardo Saldaña and Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Belinda Saenz-Alvarez to the Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) in the amount of $300.00 ($150.00 each), with authority for the County Treasurer to issue payment after a

Presented in: Hidalgo County Commissioners Court - April 28, 2026 on 2026-04-28

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“AI-103147: Emergency Management: Requesting approval of the 2026 Membership Dues for Emergency Management Coordinator Ricardo Saldaña and Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Belinda Saenz-Alvarez to the Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) in the amount of $300.00 ($150.00 each), with authority for the County Treasurer to issue payment after a”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

AI-103147 Emergency Management: Requesting approval of the 2026 Membership Dues for Emergency Management Coordinator Ricardo Saldaña and Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator Belinda Saenz-Alvarez to the Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) in the amount of $300.00 ($150.00 each), with authority for the County Treasurer to issue payment after auditing procedures have been completed.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).