5 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Order #205 to change JWGMZ Drought Stage

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - September 03, 2020 on 2020-09-03

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“Motion to adopt Order #205”

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5. Order #205 to change JWGMZ Drought Stage Public Comment: Jimmy Skipton Board and Staff Discussion: HTGCD staff and Board discussed drought triggers and Rule in the Jacobs Well Groundwater Management Zone and moving into the 30% Curtailment Stage. Motion: Secretary/Treasurer Worrell moved to adopt Order #205. Director Jones seconded. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Doc Jones, Holly Fults, Linda Kaye Rogers, John Worrall Nay: None Absent: Director Shaw. Page 5 of 6

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.