7 • WATER_PERMITSMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon setting Mileage Rate for 2026.

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2026-01-20 on 2026-01-20

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (4 - 0)

“cents. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the mileage rate of 72.5 cents per mile. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain”

M. R. Gonzalez

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

YES

Alvaro Mandujano Jr

Director, Precinct 2 Place 1 (Precinct 2 Place 1)

ABSENT

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)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon setting Mileage Rate for 2026. The IRS mileage rate has increased from last year. The new mileage rate is 72.5 cents per mile, up 2.5 cents. Vanessa Cardwell made a motion to approve the mileage rate of 72.5 cents per mile. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion passed. Vote: 9FOR -0-Oppose 2Absent 0 Abstain Page 2 of 8 Minutes of 01-20-2026 Vil Vill

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.