Presentation, Discussion and Appropriate Action Regarding the San Antonio River Authority Task Forces

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The San Antonio River Authority (River Authority) utilizes informal advisory task forces to allow members of the Board to develop expertise in specific areas of its operations and to interact with staff in strategic discussions. Task force meetings are eligible director meetings for purposes of paying directors' fees pursuant to the River Authority bylaws. In the past, the Board constituted several different task forces to address specific operational needs of the River Authority. Those task forces would report their activities, findings and recommendations during Board Meetings. At present, the Board utilizes the following task forces: Facilities, Organizational and Utilities task forces. The Chairman of the Board, with the support of the staff, has proposed that the task forces be reorganized as follows: Facilities Task Force Lourdes Galvan - Chair Liza Barratachea Mike Lackey John Yochem Flood Task Force Patrice Melancon - Chair Dominic Carvajal Wilfred Korth H.B. Ruckman III Utilities Task Force Jerry Gonzales - Chair Jim Campbell Derek Gaudlitz Gaylon Oehlke

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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.