Tax Assessor and Collector’s Report and Standby Fee Report. The President recognized Ms. Hall, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Tax Assessor and Collector’s Report for February 2020, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Ms. Hal

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Tax Assessor and Collector’s Report and Standby Fee Report. The President recognized Ms. Hall, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Tax Assessor and Collector’s Report for February 2020, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Ms. Hall stated that as of February 29, 2020, the District had collected 94.3% of its 2019 taxes. Ms. Hall reviewed the standby report with the Board, a copy of which is attached to the Tax Assessor and Collector’s Report. Discussion ensued regarding payment of the standby fees. Director Utterback inquired on the research related to the District’s standby fees. Ms. Sreedharan reported that due to the closure of the NRF office, she has not had an opportunity to locate the appropriate documents. Mr. Silverman inquired on converting all paper records to electronic documents. Discussion ensued. Upon motion by Director Riley, seconded by Director Meyers, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Tax Assessor and Collector’s Report, and to approve payment of District check numbers 3636 through 3642 to the recipients and in the amounts noted therein, and approve the standby report.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.