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6 • FINANCEBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on recommendations by the Personnel/RFP Committee for

Presented in: Approved Minutes | Permit Hearing & Regular Board Meeting | October 10, 2019 on 2019-10-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 0)
“A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Jayson Barfknecht to approve the contracts for all six (6) contracts that we have including the five so mentioned by Alan as well as the Legal Counsel. Pete Brien moved to amend the motion by removing Legal counsel, second by David Stratta. The amended motion passed unanimously.”
JB
Jayson Barfknecht
Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))
YES
SC
Stephen Cast
Director, Brazos County (Bryan) (Brazos County (Bryan))
YES
MC
Mark Carrabba
Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action on recommendations by the Personnel/RFP Committee for contracting of professional services in FY 2020: e GWConsultants (John Seifert) —- Hydrology e Heather Harward — Legislative Consultant e Halff Associates (Erin Atkinson) — Database e Milberger, Nesbitt & Ask, LLP (Russell Armagost) — Auditor e Jeff Skelton — Information & Technology A motion was made by Bill Harris, second by Jayson Barfknecht to approve the contracts for all six (6) contracts that we have including the five so mentioned by Alan as well as the Legal Counsel. Pete Brien moved to amend the motion by removing Legal counsel, second by David Stratta. The amended motion passed unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.