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6 • ENGINEERINGCrystal Clear Special Utility District (Guadalupe County)

Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders

Presented in: Crystal Clear Special Utility District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
PK
Pamela Kraft
Board President
YES
CP
Cheryl Patterson
Vice-President
YES
AV
Andrea Velasquez
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
BR
Ben Raska
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JT
Jamie Trant
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JB
Joseph Benavides
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
NR
Nick Reininger
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
LU
Louis Upton
Board President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2026-05-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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.