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Consider appointment of Edwards Aquifer Conservancy board members.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
The board may appoint seven individuals to the governing body of the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider seven individuals interested in serving on the governing board of the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy (EAC). According to the EAC Bylaws:
Directors must be appointed by a majority vote of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors. At least five of the seven directors shall be sitting members of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors, and two of the seven directors may be: (1) sitting members of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors; (2) former members of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors; or (3) former Executive Officers of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.
Since January 2023, the seven-member EAC board has been:
1) Luana Buckner (former EAA director)
2) Don Laffere (former EAA director)
3) Byron Miller
4) Carol Patterson
5) Abe Salinas
6) Rachel Sanborn
7) Ben Youngblood
Once appointed by the EAA, the individuals serving as EAC board members will elect EAC officers. Appointment to the board will be for a two-year term.
M/WBE PARTICIPATION:
This agenda item does not involve the procurement of goods or services by the EAA and, therefore, this section is not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
This agenda item helps build and/or create Expanded and Diversified Funding - a key objective in achieving the EAA’s goals identified in the 2021-30 Strategic Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.