9 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Consider and Take Action to Approve General Manager Entering Into Contract with Kemp Smith LLP to

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - August 03, 2023 on 2023-08-03

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion to approve”

Bruce Moulton

Director, Place 5

YES

Carlos Torres-Verdin

Director, Place 1

YES

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

9. Consider and Take Action to Approve General Manager Entering Into Contract with Kemp Smith LLP to Represent the General Manager in Contested Case Matters and Potentially Contested Case matters Director Smith moved to approve. Director Jones seconded. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Doc Jones, Bruce Moulton, David Smith, Linda Kaye Rogers, Carlos Torres-Verdin Nay: None Absent: None.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.