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7 • REGULARCrystal Clear Special Utility District (Guadalupe County)

37% 62,400 Increase 80370 O&M EXPENSES-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8037016 Rate Study 16,500 33,000 -50.00% -16,500 Reduced based on new software for rate & fee changes/updates SUB-TOTAL 701,500 718,000 -2.30% -16,500 Decrease 80500 O&M EXPENSES-OFFICE EXPENSES 8050002 Office Supplies 65,000 50,000

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - 2026-04-23 on 2026-04-23
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (8 - 0)
“Motion to approve item 7: 37% 62,400 Increase 80370 O&M EXPENSES-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8037016 Rate Study 16,500 33,000 -50.00% -16,500 Reduced based on new software for rate & fee changes/updates SUB-TOTAL 701,500 718,000 -2.”
PK
Pamela Kraft
Board President
YES
CP
Cheryl Patterson
Vice-President
YES
AV
Andrea Velasquez
Director (Place 1)
YES
BR
Ben Raska
Director (Place 2)
YES
JT
Jamie Trant
Director (Place 3)
YES
JB
Joseph Benavides
Director (Place 4)
YES
NR
Nick Reininger
Director (Place 5)
YES
LU
Louis Upton
Board President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

37% 62,400 Increase 80370 O&M EXPENSES-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 8037016 Rate Study 16,500 33,000 -50.00% -16,500 Reduced based on new software for rate & fee changes/updates SUB-TOTAL 701,500 718,000 -2.30% -16,500 Decrease 80500 O&M EXPENSES-OFFICE EXPENSES 8050002 Office Supplies 65,000 50,000

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).