5 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Adopt Amendments to District Rule 16 and Accompanying Resolution & Order :

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - August 01, 2024 on 2024-08-01

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion to approve amendments to District Rule 16 and the accompanying resolution &”

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

5. Adopt Amendments to District Rule 16 and Accompanying Resolution & Order : Director Jones moved to approve amendments to District Rule 16 and the accompanying resolution & Order. Secretary/Treasurer Smith seconded. Secretary/Treasurer Smith then moved to amend the proposed amendments by inserting, after “the Lower Trinity Aquifer…” the words “or any underlying formation” to sections 16.1.3 (1) and 16.1.6, and by removing sections 16.1.7 and 16.1.8 of the proposed amendments to Rule 16. Director Torres-Verdin seconded. Both motions prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Linda Kaye Rogers, Carlos Torres-Verdin, Doc Jones, David Smith, Bruce Moulton Nay: None Absent: None.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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.