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Consider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to authorize staff to hold public hearings on the 2019 proposed budget and associated aquifer management fee rates.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board authorize staff to hold public meetings to receive comment on the EAA 2019 proposed budget and associated aquifer management fee rates.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a Finance/Administrative Committee recommendation to authorize staff to hold public meetings to receive public comment on the 2019 proposed budget and associated aquifer management fee rates. EAA staff presented the General Manager’s 2019 Proposed Budget to the board on September 11. An electronic version of the proposed budget is attached to this summary.
The proposed budget represents the General Manager’s recommendation to accomplish the EAA’s strategic initiatives for 2019. The proposed budget supports two major programmatic areas: a General Fund of $18 million in projected expenses, supported by revenues generated through the assessment of a $46 per acre-foot general aquifer management fee; and an Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) Fund of $19 million in projected expenses, supported by revenues generated through the assessment of a $38 per acre-foot aquifer management fee. Collectively, this makes for a $37 million comprehensive budget funded by a combined aquifer management fee of $84 per acre-foot, which remains unchanged since 2012.
Staff is proposing a series of public meetings on the proposed budget:
San Antonio:
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Edwards Aquifer Authority Board Room
900 E. Quincy St.
San Antonio, TX 78215
New Braunfels:
Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
New Braunfels Civic Center - Garden Room 105
375 S. Castell Ave.
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Uvalde:
Monday, October 15, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
SSGT. Willie De Leon Civic Center - Cactus Room
300 E. Main Street
Uvalde, TX 78801...
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