6 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Review and Possible Audit of Water Service Connection Fees Collected and Paid to HTGCD:

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - January 06, 2022 on 2022-01-06

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“Action on Review and Possible Audit of Water Service Connection Fees Collected and Paid to HTGCD:”

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

6. Review and Possible Audit of Water Service Connection Fees Collected and Paid to HTGCD: After Board and Staff discussion, President Fults named an audit committee to review Item 6 and audit district fees and overall fee structure. The committee is Director Shelton, Treasurer/Secretary Worrall, and General Manager Flatten. Director Worrall expressed serious concerns about DSWSC ongoing permit non-compliance. Page 3 of 4

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.