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

Concerning Discussion and possible action regarding monthly report from Treasurer. a. An update on payments from Tax Assessor-Collector was presented. FYTD Tax collections were $2,218,511.06 FYTD Sales Tax payments were $735,403.89 b. Approval of unbudget

Presented in: Bastrop County Emergency Services District #2 Board Meeting - 2023-06-20 on 2023-06-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Concerning Discussion and possible action regarding monthly report from Treasurer. a. An update on payments from Tax Assessor-Collector was presented. FYTD Tax collections were $2,218,511.06 FYTD Sales Tax payments were $735,403.89 b. Approval of unbudget”
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

Concerning Discussion and possible action regarding monthly report from Treasurer. a. An update on payments from Tax Assessor-Collector was presented. FYTD Tax collections were $2,218,511.06 FYTD Sales Tax payments were $735,403.89 b. Approval of unbudgeted expense items in excess of $2,000 – None presented. c. The Report of Fire Chief on the prior month’s disbursements was reviewed. d. The May 2023 financial reports were reviewed. e. M.A.C. Billing details under new contract were reviewed and it was noted that the charged amount by MAC was up to almost $6000 this month. It was noted that in the presentation by M.A.C that costs would not change significantly from the $1200-1500 (then current range). It was also noted that MAC was charging when they asked for duplicates of documents previously sent to them by ESD2 because they had misplaced them, and the amount for this type of action was close to $1000. Secretary Doug Kelsay moved that the board send a letter to MAC stating our disappointment / displeasure with the significant increase and especially the charge for

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.