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12 • FINANCEBastrop County Emergency Services District #2 (Bastrop County)

Discussion and possible action on training hours for commissioners' Lisa needs copies of certificates from Tracy Waldron, Tommy Chalmers and George Martinez. Most are thought to be up to date, but she needs it for verification. 1 3 . D iscussion and consi

Presented in: Bastrop County Emergency Services District #2 Board Meeting - 2023-10-17 on 2023-10-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Discussion and possible action on training hours for commissioners' Lisa needs copies of certificates from Tracy Waldron, Tommy Chalmers and George Martinez. Most are thought to be up to date, but she needs it for verification. 1 3 . D iscussion and consi”
DK
Doug Kelsay
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JA
James Allen
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JB
James Bennett
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LC
Larry Crabtree
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
TC
Thomas Chalmers
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action on training hours for commissioners' Lisa needs copies of certificates from Tracy Waldron, Tommy Chalmers and George Martinez. Most are thought to be up to date, but she needs it for verification. 1 3 . D iscussion and consider attending Safe-D conference , F eb 22-24, 2024 at Irv Lng Convention Center It was agreed that we needed to go to the conference to maintain our CE credits as well as to continue growing our knowledge of managing the department. Lisa was directed to book attendance and rooms for 5 commissioners, Chief Gill (or his designee) and herself. D,iscussion and possible action on alternatives to MAC cost increase' Due to this being the busy time for accountant companies, the topic war; tabled to early next year when we can do further investigation Discussion and possible action on fire code development ESDI has finished and approved its fire code. Chief will review, edit artd make recommendations for use of that as a base document for use in ESD2'

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.