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Consider recommendation from EAA staff to: (1) accept the Certification of Candidates’ Unopposed Status issued by Board Secretary Benjamin F. Youngblood, III; (2) adopt Resolution and Order No. 09-22-038 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors declaring the unopposed candidates elected to office from single-member districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 15 within the boundaries of the EAA and cancelling those elections; and (3) direct the General Manager and General Counsel to take all appropriate actions in furtherance thereof as may be required by law.
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STAFF RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board: (1) accept the Certification of Candidates’ Unopposed Status issued by Board Secretary; (2) adopt Resolution and Order No. 09-22-038 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors declaring the unopposed candidates elected to office from single-member districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 15 within the boundaries of the EAA and cancelling those elections; and (3) direct the General Manager and General Counsel to take all appropriate actions in furtherance thereof as may be required by law.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this item is to receive and accept the certification by the Secretary of the Board of Directors (“board”) of the Edwards Aquifer Authority (“EAA”) of those candidates who are unopposed for the EAA’s November 8, 2022 general directors’ election and by board order, to declare the unopposed candidates to be elected to their respective positions as a director of the board of the EAA and cancel each respective election.
On July 12, 2022, the board passed Resolution and Order No. 07-22-030 calling for the election of nine voting members to the board from single-member districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 within the boundaries of the EAA. The election was to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
Subchapter C of Chapter 2 of the Texas Election Code provides for the election of unopposed candidates. Under Section 2.051(a), S...
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