8 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Authorize General Manager to enter into contract for general legal services with Kemp Smith LLP

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - February 06, 2025 on 2025-02-06

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (2 - 0)

“Motion to authorize the General Manager to enter into a contract for general”

Bruce Moulton

Director, Place 5

YES

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8. Authorize General Manager to enter into contract for general legal services with Kemp Smith LLP Secretary/Treasurer Smith moved to authorize the General Manager to enter into a contract for general legal services with Kemp Smith LLP. Director Torres-Verdín seconded. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Linda Kaye Rogers, Bruce Moulton, Carlos Torres-Verdín, David Smith Nay: None Absent: Marcus Gary

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.