12 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Dripping Springs Utility Commission Nomination: Director Jones moved to recommend Barney Austin

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - September 07, 2023 on 2023-09-07

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion to recommend Barney Austin”

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

12. Dripping Springs Utility Commission Nomination: Director Jones moved to recommend Barney Austin as one of the two HTGCD representatives on the Dripping Springs Utility Commission. Director Torres- Verdin 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 EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).